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The Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the state for the department to:
Terms Used In Utah Code 64-9b-1- Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 64-9b-2
- Inmate: means any man or woman who is under the jurisdiction of the department and who is assigned to the Utah state prison or to a county jail. See Utah Code 64-9b-2
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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develop job opportunities to further enhance the rehabilitation of inmates of the Utah state prison; |
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establish and actively work toward the goal that all inmates shall be productively involved in a treatment, education, or work program, or a combination of these programs, as appropriate, except for inmates who the department determines have a physical or mental disability, or pose a danger to the public, so that they are unable to engage in these activities; and |
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submit a comprehensive management plan outlining the department’s plan to meet this goal to the Legislature on or before November 1 of each even-numbered year, and the plan shall include:
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a cost-effective analysis of current inmate education, treatment, and work programs; and |
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a study of the feasibility of expanding inmate work programs, particularly in regard to programs that:
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are not capital intensive; |
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do not unfairly compete with existing Utah industry; and |
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are designed to increase the motivation, develop the work capabilities, and foster the cooperation of inmates. |
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The Legislature further finds that a proper means to accomplish this is through a liberal application of this chapter. |
Amended by Chapter 366, 2011 General Session
