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| State prisoners in county jails discussed |
| By KCPW |
| Published: 10/16/2008 |
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UTAH - Members of the state legislature's Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee discussed the housing of state prisoners in county jails on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Cliff Butter, Director of Planning and Research for the Utah Department of Corrections, told lawmakers that some inmates may be serving less time than usual because of overcrowding. "Salt Lake County has been in an overcrowded situation so I think possibly that the courts are suppressing their jail days ordered a little bit. So that's 18 days less served and I don't know if I could attribute public safety being compromised by people serving 18 days less in county jail," Butter said. Salt Lake County officials have often complained about the state's policy of only reimbursing the county government for about half of what it costs to house state prisoners in county jails. On Capitol Hill, Senator Jon Greiner said if judges are reducing inmates' jail time due to overcrowding, that presents a danger to the public. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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