(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Corrections is introducing a new mail system aimed at preventing contraband from being smuggled into state prisons. All non-privileged mail will be sent to a processing center operated by Pigeonly Corrections, where it will open the mail, scan it into a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Corrections has appointed Alex Garcia as the new Adult Probation and Parole director. He will be replacing Dan Blanchard, who officials say will be taking on a new position working on special projects. He had served as director since 2015. Garcia […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is showing confidence in the future of the Utah Department of Corrections. During his monthly news conference last week, Cox addressed Corrections following an audit and lawsuit that came out against the department. The governor complimented acting director Brian Redd, noting they […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The leader of Utah’s prison system suddenly announced his retirement Tuesday. Department of Corrections Executive Director Brian Nielson released a statement yesterday announcing he’ll leave his post on May 15th. Tuesday’s announcement came one day after Nielson was named in a civil lawsuit filed by […]
(Gunnison, UT) — The Utah Department of Corrections says an inmate’s death is being investigated as a homicide. Sixty-two-year-old Ted Davey was found dead at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison yesterday. Davey was serving a prison sentence following his 2019 conviction on four counts of felony DUI. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state prison inmate has sued the Utah Department of Corrections to stop the movement of inmates among buildings, an alleged lack of mask use by prison officials and other practices he claims spreads the coronavirus. Damon Christ, who is serving time for theft, alleges […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Corrections has reported that a third inmate has died after contracting the coronavirus at the state prison. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the 50-year-old man was the youngest inmate in Utah to die after testing positive for COVID-19. He was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nearly 20,000 people applied for unemployment in Utah last week, an explosive increase that’s in line with national data released Thursday amid widespread business closures related to the new coronavirus. The food preparation and services industry took the biggest hit, with a 37% increase in […]
