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Utah Department of Corrections warns proposed reductions would weaken reentry services and strain operations
Summary
The Utah Department of Corrections told the appropriations subcommittee that proposed reductions — including $4.6M tied to a Behavioral Health Treatment Center and $2.6M tied to Orange Street reentry facility — would undermine reentry and either lengthen stays or push people into homelessness, and warned against removing funds tied to HB412.
Jared Garcia, executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections, told the appropriations subcommittee Wednesday that several proposed reductions in the LFA reduction list would damage operations and reentry outcomes.
Garcia said a proposed reduction of just over $4.6 million in Behavioral Health Treatment Center (BHTC) costs would jeopardize current behavioral health housing and treatment…
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