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Hatch seeks explanation of ICE audit at Weber jail

Last updated Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 12:54am

OGDEN -- U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, asked Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Wednesday to look into issues surrounding federal audits that resulted in the June removal of 32 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees from Weber County Jail.

"I'm all for good conditions in our jails," Hatch said in a phone interview with the Standard-Examiner.

"If they are good enough for U.S. inmates, they should be good enough for criminal aliens."

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Economy drains the work out of convicts' work release

Kathleen Merryman Tacoma News Tribune

Last updated Monday, August 22, 2011 - 2:54pm

Timothy Woodward has spent seven years in prison for assault, a devastating crime to which he pleaded guilty and for which he makes no excuses.

His release date is Sept. 6. Since June 12, he has been part of Washington state's Department of Corrections' work-release program, living at Tacoma's Progress House, looking for the job he'll need if he is to succeed at freedom.

Trouble is, the dismal job market has drained the work out of work release.

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What's brewing for Utah Legislature? Beer tax

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 11:38pm

OGDEN -- Think of it as a use tax.

The Utah Legislature in January will be asked to consider a 5-cent tax on each can of beer consumed in the state.

The $14 million estimated to accrue annually would be used to offset the cost of housing in county jails those prisoners convicted of violating state law. The vast majority of those prisoners have an admitted alcohol problem.

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Key witness fails to show at preliminary hearing

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 10:51pm

FARMINGTON -- A witness failed to show up for a court hearing Thursday, but a judge is going to allow prosecutors another chance for a preliminary hearing.

The victim, who police said was threatened by Raymond Joseph Emmett with a knife, did not show up for a preliminary hearing held before Judge Michael G. Allphin in 2nd District Court.

Another preliminary hearing has been set for June 1 for Emmett, 32, who is charged with first-degree felony aggravated robbery, third-degree felony possession of a dangerous weapon, third-degree felony possession of a controlled substance and class A misdemeanor burglary of a vehicle. If convicted of the robbery charge, Emmett could be sentenced to serve five years to life in the Utah State Prison.

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Counties want funds to support state inmates

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Friday, February 11, 2011 - 11:26pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- County jails across the state pick up the majority of the tab to house inmates who are the state's responsibility, officials say.

Gary Ricks, legislative fiscal analyst, said Friday the state's share for the fiscal year 2010-11 was $3 million from ongoing funds and $3 million from one-time funds.

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Weber County Jail inmates' mail cannot be in envelopes

Jessica Miller Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, February 5, 2011 - 11:33pm

OGDEN -- Sending a message to an inmate in Weber County Jail?

Better make it short and sweet -- it'll have to fit on a postcard.

Weber County Jail is no longer allowing inmates to receive mail in envelopes. The policy was put into effect several months ago, said Weber Sheriff's Lt. Mark Lowther.

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Return to sender: Cache County jail stops taking envelopes

The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 2:52pm

LOGAN -- The Cache County Jail is banning mailed envelopes and letters to inmates to save money and discourage contraband.

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Budget cuts could hit Layton courthouse, Davis jail

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 12:15am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Layton may lose its courthouse. That is just one of many suggestions being considered by members of the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Joint Appropriations Subcommittee.

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Escaped inmate nabbed under truck

Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, January 8, 2011 - 12:10am

HARRISVILLE -- An escaped inmate's run from the law is over.

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Jails, prisons increasingly taking care of mentally ill

Merrill Balassone, The Modesto Bee

Last updated Monday, December 6, 2010 - 12:46pm

MODESTO, Calif. -- An 18-year-old schizophrenic man pounds on the thick security glass of his single-man cell.

A woman lets out a long guttural scream to nobody in particular to turn off the lights.

A 24-year-old man drags his mattress under his bunk, fearful of the voices telling him to hurt himself.

This is not the inside of a psychiatric hospital. It's the B-Mental Health Unit, one of two wings reserved for mentally ill inmates at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center in Modesto.

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