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House advances substitute to realign halfway-house system, limit facility concentration
Summary
First substitute to HB126 would decentralize Utah's halfway houses into smaller facilities statewide, impose a population-based cap to avoid concentration, add roughly 7% more beds statewide, authorize capital for four facilities, and give the Department of Corrections five years for implementation.
Representative Jeremy Peterson moved the first substitute to House Bill 126, describing a plan to realign the state halfway-house system so facilities are smaller and spread across Utah to keep inmates closer to family supports while providing treatment services. "After spending some time with the Department of Corrections, we were able to identify common ground on this issue," the sponsor said,…
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