The Utah Department of Corrections invites interested community members to attend Focus, a discussion forum, at the Region 3 Adult Probation & Parole office in Salt Lake City. The office is located at 36 W. Fremont Avenue and the Focus meetings are held in the conference room to the right of the main entrance. Discussion topics are pre-determined to ensure the most … [Read more...]
UPAN Monthly Meeting | Topic: New Utah State Prison Update
UPAN Monthly Meeting Steve Turley with the Utah Department of Corrections along with Kevin Miller of GSBS Architects will be giving us an update on the new Utah State Correctional Facility design and construction. Free and open to the public. … [Read more...]
Utah Office of the Legislative Auditor General Completes the Audit of the Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP)
by Mike McAinsh and Molly Prince SOTP Audit Finds Utah Department of Correction's Program Was Poorly Managed With Weak Oversight The Legislative Audit of Utah State Prison’s Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP Audit) was released to the public on April 3, 2017. The audit report was presented to the Legislative Audit Subcommittee by Lead Auditor August Lehman, CFE. Also … [Read more...]
Meet Maria Peterson: UDC’s New Public Information Officer
UDC Gets a New Public Information Officer Maria Peterson became the new Public Information Officer (PIO) for the Utah Department of Corrections in October. I had the privilege of meeting her during her first week with the DOC during the Kids' Day for the Fathers in the ConQuest program. Maria has a wealth of experience in this field and is approaching this position with … [Read more...]
FOCUS Meeting – May 2016
Please Attend the Next FOCUS Meeting - May 2016 Four of the new DOC leaders will be there to explain any new directions they may be bringing to their assignments. The guests are: Jim Hudspeth, Director of AP&P James Chipp, Director of the Inmate Placement Program Glenn Ercanbrack, Region 3 Administrator (Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele counties) Jeremy Sharp, … [Read more...]