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Senate passes bill to create corrections reentry division to expand programming for incarcerated people
Summary
The Senate approved second substitute House Bill 248 to establish a reentry division in the Department of Corrections, providing earlier program enrollment, student-success advisors and support accessing federal second-chance resources; vote was 23-0 with six absent.
The Utah Senate voted to pass second substitute House Bill 248, a measure creating a Reentry Division within the Department of Corrections intended to coordinate programming for incarcerated people and better prepare them for parole and reentry.
Senator Owens, the sponsor, said the bill "creates a reentry division" to help determine timing for completion with the Board of…
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