The number of incarcerated people nationwide has declined, and almost 200 correctional facilities have closed in the past 20 years. The sites are being repurposed.

Emotional testimony at the state Capitol Wednesday, when Rep. Matthew Gwynn a police officer--recounted opiate overdose ...

The Utah Department of Corrections has launched a new mail system for state prisons aimed at preventing the intake of contraband. As of Jan. 6, 2025, all incoming mail for Utah prison inmates must ...

A St. George woman serving a prison sentence for a wrong-way DUI crash that resulted in the death of her 12-year-old daughter ...

An Ogden woman sentenced to the Utah State Prison in 2011 for smothering her 2-month-old son to death says she is ready to ...

On Friday, the Utah Legislature discussed where to house transgender people while they're in state custody. The same day, ...

Nearly a year after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Utah alleging the state discriminated against a transgender woman incarcerated at the state prison by providing inadequate and ...

The plaintiffs, a group of individuals sentenced to death in Utah, brought suit against the Department of Corrections and various state officials, challenging Utah’s current execution protocols for ...

If the Utah Department of Corrections put every mentally ill patient in a cell ... The panel did not indicate how or when they will decide the case. Sign up for new weekly newsletter Closing Arguments ...