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House approves intensive parole program (H.B.57) after heated debate over public-safety discretion
Summary
The House passed H.B.57 authorizing the Department of Corrections to establish an intensive parole-release program for certain inmates; supporters cited budget savings and rehabilitation benefits, while opponents warned the measure grants broad discretion to the Board of Pardons and could risk public safety.
The Utah House debated and passed House Bill 57, a committee-sponsored bill to permit an intensive parole-release program administered by the Department of Corrections. Representative Ellenson (the floor presenter) said the measure would allow carefully screened inmates—he and others estimated perhaps 20–25 individuals—to be considered for intensive parole after a short period of incarceration, and that the program could reduce incarceration costs and delay the need for additional prison construction.
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