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Inside the new Utah State Prison
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Inside the new Utah State Prison
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After years of construction, several of the buildings at the new Utah State Prison are nearing completion.What may move in when Draper prison moves out?
See what may move in when Draper prison moves out
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New plans to turn Utah's Point of the Mountain into world-class business hub laden with parks.Judge questions effort to strike Utah's death penalty due to 'evolved' public attitudes
Judge questions effort to strike Utah's death penalty due to 'evolved' public attitudes
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OGDEN — An Ogden judge has expressed skepticism about a defense motion seeking to nullify Utah's death penalty law on the grounds that a public consensus against capital punishment hasReadout of the White House’s Listening Session with Formerly Incarcerated Persons
Readout of the White House’s Listening Session with Formerly Incarcerated Persons | The White House
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Yesterday, in commemoration of Second Chance Month, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, White House Public Engagement Director Cedric Richmond, and76,000 California Inmates Now Eligible for Earlier Releases
76,000 California Inmates Now Eligible for Earlier Releases
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California is giving 76,000 inmates the opportunity to leave prison earlier.Wish Utah would do this
“Our incarcerated population have not seen their family in-person for more than a year." This summer, in-person visiting, as well as volunteer and religious services, will resume at two prisons in Utah.
Utah Department of Corrections to resume in-person visits, volunteer services
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UTAH (ABC4) – The Utah Department of Corrections has announced that starting in early June, in-person visiting, as well as volunteer and religious services, will resume at the Utah …Maybe I'm weird. Yes, I want to see them, yes, I want to touch them. But I want to smell them! Just like wild animals identify each other by smell, it has been so long, I wonder if when I do catch their scent, will it tickle my brain file?
The newly picked designer of Salt Lake City’s tiny homes village for the homeless wants 40 houses ready by March. The Other Side Academy has been picked to manage the pilot project and promises the surrounding neighborhood ‘will be better for it.’
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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall announced Thursday that The Other Side Academy, a nonprofit that runs a two-year vocational and life skills program that serves an alternative to incarceration, will be tasked with managing a future tiny home village for the homeless in Salt Lake City.
Gov. Spencer J. Cox names Monica Diaz to the Third District Juvenile Court
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Gov. Spencer J. Cox names Monica Diaz to the Third District Juvenile Court
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“As director of the Utah Sentencing Commission, Monica Diaz demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the Constitution, respect for the law and expertise in policy,” Gov. Cox said. “These experiences — as well as her legal work as both a prosecutor and a public defender — will serve her well as...Photos from Utah Department of Corrections's post
SLC Mayor announces ‘tiny home village’ to be built for homeless
SLC Mayor announces ‘tiny home village’ to be built for homeless
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall announced progress on tiny homes being built for homeless Utahns as part of her goal to have a tiny home village in place thi…There are 53 empty homes in America per homeless individual. We don't need tiny homes. We need to fill the homes we already have.
As of today, all incarcerated individuals at the Utah State Prison (USP) in Draper and at the Central Utah Correctional Facility (CUCF) in Gunnison have been offered at least one COVID19 vaccination, aside from recent intakes.
More than 2,659 individuals have been fully vaccinated, which accounts for USP, CUCF and state incarcerated individuals housed at a county jail.
“In regards to the pandemic, we have reached several huge milestones for Corrections,” said Brian Nielson, executive director for the Utah Department of Corrections. “We are excited to see a gradual return to normalcy as we continue to work closely with state and local health officials on steps moving forward.”
The Utah Department of Corrections will continue to offer vaccinations to those who would like to receive one. New intakes will be offered the COVID-19 vaccination as staffing and vaccines
are available.
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ACLU of Utah calls for universal vaccine access for incarcerated people. The civil rights group says some jails have done better with vaccine distribution than others.
ACLU of Utah calls for universal vaccine access for incarcerated people
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The ACLU is calling for universal vaccine access for incarcerated people throughout the state by May 4.
