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Representative Burton seeks $750,000 ongoing for software tools to improve inmate reentry and reduce recidivism
2221653 · February 4, 2025
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Representative Burton said the corrections department needs ongoing funding for software that will better align inmates with programming and manage reentry, aiming to reduce recidivism among repeat offenders.
Representative Mike Burton asked the subcommittee to consider an ongoing appropriation of $750,000 to modernize software tools used by the Department of Corrections to manage inmate programming, casework and reentry planning.
Why it matters: Burton said roughly 60% of Utah’s prison population…
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