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| Salt Lake County now has extra jail beds to lock up suspects in mysterious ‘Operation Rio Grande’ |
| By sltrib.com- Taylor W. Anderson |
| Published: 08/10/2017 |
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One of the missing pieces leaders have been awaiting to launch an all-hands-on-deck assault on lawlessness in downtown Salt Lake City is now in place: extra jail beds to free up space in the crowded Salt Lake County jail. Utah County has agreed to house 128 Salt Lake County inmates — beds freed up when the former ended its federal contract with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The contract was agreed to just hours before the Salt Lake County Council this week approved funding it through the end of the year, said Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Pam Lofgreen, who oversees the Salt Lake County jail. Lofgreen’s comments made clear efforts to quickly open jail beds are related to the impending law-enforcement action dubbed “Operation Rio Grande.” Read More. |
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