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| Funding yanked for parole center |
| By The Salt Lake Tribune |
| Published: 10/06/2008 |
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UTAH - Minor parole violators in Utah will have to bunk with serious criminals at the state prison for a while longer. The Department of Corrections wants to open a new 300-inmate Parole Violator Center near downtown Salt Lake City in April. Salt Lake City officials are criticizing the proposed location, and the Legislature just yanked nearly $6 million from the plan, in part due to snags in cooperating with the city. Corrections officials say the move would free up space at the prison and get minor parole violators treated and back with their jobs and families faster. Cliff Butter, director of planning and research for Corrections, said a typical parole offender currently spends nine to 10 months behind bars on a typical violation, but with a new center offering intensive treatment, he said, they could be back on the streets in 45 to 60 days. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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