Basic Facts About Prison and Utah
November 21, 2005 - 3:16pm
| Number of Prisons | 2 prisons and prisoners held in some county jails on a contract basis |
| Number of Prisoners | According to the Salt Lake Tribune, there were over 6,100 prisoners in UT as of April, 2005. |
| Women Prisoners | This figure is not reported by UDOC on their website. |
| State Population | State Population: 2,389,039 (based on 2004 figures from the US Census) |
| DOC Budget | Not available on their website. |
| DOC website | http://www.corrections.utah.gov The site has minimal statistical or budget information. There is visiting information on the site. |
| Death Penalty? | Yes, Utah sentences people to death. |
| Newspapers | The main newspapers in the state that cover stories related to prisons and Corrections policy are the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune. You can see a fairly complete list of Utah newspapers here. |
| NIC Statistics | You can see the National Institute of Corrections stats on Utah here. The stats are mostly "per 100,000 people," based on the figures the state reports to the Federal Government. |
