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The Utah Department of Corrections recently made video visitation available to everyone incarcerated at the state prison. In-person visits have been canceled since the start of the pandemic.
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Utah is one of only two states that has not signed on to a federal set of prison standards to prevent and respond to sexual assault and harassment in correctional facilities. State Rep. Angela Romero plans to introduce a bill in the upcoming legislative session to change that.
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‘You Can’t Treat Us Like Animals’: Former Inmate Describes Experience At Utah Prison During COVID-19Jeromy Tait was released early from the Utah State Prison because of the coronavirus pandemic. He described his experience during COVID-19 outbreaks there.
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A legislative subcommittee approved plans Wednesday to cut up to nearly $45 million in funding for Utah’s courts and Department of Corrections. Tax…
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A Salt Lake City nursing home has Utah’s first confirmed incident of community transmission of COVID-19 at a care facility, state and local health…
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Updated 6:41 p.m. MDT 4/2/2020: This story has been updated to reflect an announcement from the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s office Thursday. Salt Lake…
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Rollin Cook, head of the Utah Department of Corrections is stepping down next month. For the past five years, he’s overseen the prison system, probation…
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The Utah Attorney general has filed charges against five former employees of the Daggett County Sheriff’s office for alleged abuse of inmates at the…
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Police in Utah are increasing efforts to deal with a growing number of parole violators committing violent crimes in Salt Lake County. In the meantime,…
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah is supporting a group of state inmates currently on hunger strike.42 inmates housed in a maximum security area…
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The commission tasked with finding a new location for the state prison has pushed back its deadline for to October 1st. The Prison Relocation Commission…
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The Utah Department of Corrections currently has a staffing shortage, and officials say they are launching a huge hiring campaign to fill more than 160…