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Senate backs joint resolution to support Garfield County jail expansion
Summary
Senate Joint Resolution 101 supporting Garfield County's offer to provide 80 additional contract jail beds passed unanimously in the Utah Senate (29‑0). The resolution signals legislative approval for contract beds and includes an amended per‑bed rate figure.
The Utah Senate voted unanimously to pass Senate Joint Resolution 101, which signals legislative support for Garfield County's proposal to provide additional jail bed capacity for state contracting.
Sponsor Senator Stoll told the body the Utah Department of Corrections currently has 1,553 contractable jail beds (1,385 for male inmates and 168 for female inmates), and that Garfield County has proposed adding 80 beds to the…
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