64-9b-1 - Legislative findings.
64-9b-1. Legislative findings.
(1) The Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the state of Utah for thedepartment to:
(a) develop job opportunities to further enhance the rehabilitation of inmates of the Utahstate prison;
(b) establish and actively work toward the goal that all inmates shall be productivelyinvolved in a treatment, education, or work program, or a combination of these programs, asappropriate, except for inmates who the department determines are physically or mentallydisabled, or pose a danger to the public, so that they are unable to engage in these activities; and
(c) submit a comprehensive management plan outlining the department's plan to meet thisgoal to the Legislature on or before November 1 of each even-numbered year, and the plan shallinclude:
(i) a cost-effective analysis of current inmate education, treatment, and work programs;and
(ii) a study of the feasibility of expanding inmate work programs, particularly in regard toprograms that:
(A) are not capital intensive;
(B) do not unfairly compete with existing Utah industry; and
(C) are designed to increase the motivation, develop the work capabilities, and foster thecooperation of inmates.
(2) The Legislature further finds that a proper means to accomplish this is through aliberal application of this act.
(1) The Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the state of Utah for thedepartment to:
(a) develop job opportunities to further enhance the rehabilitation of inmates of the Utahstate prison;
(b) establish and actively work toward the goal that all inmates shall be productivelyinvolved in a treatment, education, or work program, or a combination of these programs, asappropriate, except for inmates who the department determines are physically or mentallydisabled, or pose a danger to the public, so that they are unable to engage in these activities; and
(c) submit a comprehensive management plan outlining the department's plan to meet thisgoal to the Legislature on or before November 1 of each even-numbered year, and the plan shallinclude:
(i) a cost-effective analysis of current inmate education, treatment, and work programs;and
(ii) a study of the feasibility of expanding inmate work programs, particularly in regard toprograms that:
(A) are not capital intensive;
(B) do not unfairly compete with existing Utah industry; and
(C) are designed to increase the motivation, develop the work capabilities, and foster thecooperation of inmates.
(2) The Legislature further finds that a proper means to accomplish this is through aliberal application of this act.
Amended by Chapter 363, 1998 General Session