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Senate approves Drug Offenders Reform Act to expand treatment over incarceration
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 50 (DORA), a treatment-focused program for eligible nonviolent drug offenders that sponsors say will create treatment capacity and reduce incarceration costs; the measure passed on a roll call and moves to the House.
Senator Butters moved the Drug Offenders Reform Act (Senate Bill 50) forward on the Senate floor, arguing the bill would redirect many nonviolent drug offenders into extended treatment and reduce pressure on crowded jails. "DORA is a is a win all the way around," the sponsor said, describing the measure as an expansion of treatment options with both public-safety and fiscal benefits.
Supporters described DORA as a pre‑sentencing and treatment‑placement program for qualifying felons. Under the plan, judges would…
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