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| Budget Cuts Mean Less Staff, Prisoners |
| By sltrib.com |
| Published: 03/04/2011 |
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Even with a slightly rosier budget picture, the Department of Corrections is bracing to release at least 384 prisoners early and cut about 75 employees. Legislators have released a budget plan that restored many of the previously proposed budget cuts, but Corrections is still facing a $6.9 million budget cut. “I’m optimistic that we’ll be able to get that cut restored, and have Corrections held whole, but that’s how tight the budget really is,” said Rep. Eric Hutchings, R-Kearns, chairman of the budget committee that oversees the department. “But we’re trying to keep rural courthouses open that have been around since statehood. We’ve had to balance some pretty tough decisions.” The prison directors would be in charge of identifying which prisoners would be released early. They likely would follow the criteria that the prisoners already had a parole date and have completed rehabilitation programs. The Department of Corrections would then forward its list to the Board of Pardons and Parole, which would ultimately decide who gets released. Read More. |
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