CCJJ & Sentencing Commission Schedules The schedule for CCJJ and Sentencing Commission meetings for this year as well as Potential Study Items (3 pages) for the Sentencing Commission are now available. Please click the buttons below to download the PDFs. Download > 2015 CCJJ Meeting Schedule (PDF) Download > 2015 Utah Sentencing Commission Study Items (PDF) … [Read more...]
A Unique Opportunity to Help
Francesca Flood is a doctoral candidate at Argosy University in the process of writing her dissertation, “Finding Meaning for the Post-Incarcerated Wounded Healer.” Having been formerly incarcerated Ms. Flood understands the need to find meaning in life, and how others who have travelled the same journey would greatly benefit from exploring the subject. Ms. Flood is … [Read more...]
Op-ed: For a safer society, send fewer to prison
There is a great OP ED article regarding support for the criminal justice reform legislation that will be proposed this legislative session today in the Salt Lake Tribune. It is written by Rollin Cook, Executive Director of Department of Corrections, John King, Provo Police Chief, and Jim Tracy , Utah County Sheriff. View Article at Salt Lake Tribune's Website CCJJ … [Read more...]
UPAN ACTION/CHANGE Priorities for 2015
First introduced at our January 12th monthly meeting, the following is the UPAN Action/Change Priorities for FY2015. Inmate Placement Program (IPP) and County Jails Board of Pardons and Parole Sex Offender Population Ontracting with County Jails – “Inmate Placement Program” Currently, the Department of Corrections sends about a quarter of state prison inmates … [Read more...]
UDC Switching to a New Inmate Phone Provider Jan. 20th
The Utah Department of Corrections has a new Inmate Telephone System provider: CenturyLink. CenturyLink will begin providing inmate telephone service effective Jan. 20. Friends and family will need to set up a pre-paid account that allows them to pay for calls with our new provider. To set up an account, please call IC Solutions at 888-506-8407 or visit … [Read more...]