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Lawmakers say new jail capacity, reentry programs followed 2025 session reforms
Summary
Visiting state legislators told the Washington County Republican Women the Legislature passed measures this year to increase jail capacity in Salt Lake County, expand reentry supports and fund corrections staffing; officials said the changes followed concerns about releases without a judge and staffing shortages.
State legislators at a Washington County Republican Women meeting described criminal justice measures they said the Utah Legislature advanced this year: additional jail capacity in Salt Lake County, funding and leadership changes in corrections, and expanded reentry programming aimed at reducing recidivism.
Senator Darren Owens said overcrowding had led to thousands of people being released without ever seeing a judge in recent years and that the…
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