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| Utah inmates staying in prison longer than in past |
| By sltrib.com - nate carlisle |
| Published: 05/25/2012 |
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An extra three months is taking its toll on the Utah Department of Corrections. The average prison stay in Utah was 26.03 months in 2011. Seven years earlier, the average was 22.94 months. The decimal points represent extra days the department has to supply a bed for someone convicted of a felony. And those days and months are accumulating. The three-month increase, when multiplied among Utah’s 6,850 prison inmates, means an extra 543 beds Corrections has had to find since 2004. The extra length is a reason Corrections Director Tom Patterson on Wednesday asked the Utah Legislature for a $30 million expansion of the prison in Gunnison. At the same time, Patterson is seeking more money to provide treatment to inmates. Read More. |
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