Enrolled Copy H.J.R. 3
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Joint Resolution Regarding State Prisoner
Placement in Iron County Correctional Facility
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Carl R. Albrecht
Senate Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This resolution supports contracting for beds for state inmates at the Iron County
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correctional facility.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This resolution:
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▸ supports jail expansion as beneficial to both the state and the counties through a contract
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with the Department of Corrections; and
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▸ approves contracting for additional beds dedicated to housing state inmates in Iron
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County.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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WHEREAS, counties in Utah contract with the Department of Corrections to provide
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prison bed space for state prisoners;
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WHEREAS, this contracting arrangement has proved beneficial to both the state and the
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counties by saving taxpayers from the burden of building new state correctional facilities
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while, at the same time, assisting counties to meet their own correctional space needs;
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WHEREAS, in accordance with Utah Code Subsection 64-13e-103(6), the Department of
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Corrections may not enter into a contract with a county to house state inmates unless the
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Legislature has previously passed a joint resolution that includes the approximate number of H.J.R. 3 Enrolled Copy
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beds to be contracted, the approximate amount of a county's long-term debt, and the repayment
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time of the debt for the facility where inmates are to be housed;
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WHEREAS, the Department of Corrections is authorized to contract for 165 beds in
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addition to the current 35 beds in Iron County;
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WHEREAS, the correctional facility that will house the inmates in Iron County has
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$87,500,000 in facility debt, and the repayment time for the debt for the facility is a 40-year
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period starting in 2024;
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WHEREAS, Iron County will have sufficient facilities and beds to accommodate additional
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state inmates and has met the requirements of Utah Code Subsection 64-13e-103(6); and
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WHEREAS, contracting with the Department of Corrections for additional jail bed space
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would assist the state in addressing projected bed space and treatment needs:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah approves
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contracting for beds in the correctional facility located in Iron County in the amount specified
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in this resolution.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Iron County
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Commission and the Department of Corrections.
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