SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 58-year-old man was pronounced dead Saturday morning at the Davis County Correctional Facility. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the man was booked into the jail on July 18. According to a news release from the Davis County Sheriff’s Office, the man was found unresponsive […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled a trial over whether a Utah county is liable for civil damages after an inmate bled to death in a jail cell in 2016. U.S. District Judge Jill Parrish in Salt Lake City set a trial start date of Jan. 24, […]
OGDEN, Utah (Standard-Examiner) — Northern Utah jail populations are falling. The Standard-Examiner reports law enforcement officials responding to the coronavirus pandemic are sending fewer detainees to jail, except for violent offenders. The Weber County Jail in Ogden had about 780 inmates this time last year. Now, the head count is […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A judge has ruled that Davis County jail inspection records are public records and must be released but hasn’t yet ruled on whether statewide jail standards also are also subject to release. District Judge David Connors’ ruling Friday on reports of internal jail inspections and inspections […]
