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S.B. 221 Enrolled

                 

SHERIFF'S CLASSIFICATION OF JAIL

                 
INMATES AND JAIL FACILITIES

                 
2000 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups

                  AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTIES; REQUIRING COUNTY SHERIFFS TO ADOPT AND
                  IMPLEMENT CERTAIN INCARCERATION CRITERIA AND PRACTICES; AUTHORIZING
                  COUNTY SHERIFFS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE INCARCERATION
                  PROGRAMS; REQUIRING COUNTY SHERIFFS TO CLASSIFY JAIL FACILITIES AND TO
                  ESTABLISH MAXIMUM JAIL CAPACITIES; REQUIRING COUNTY SHERIFFS TO
                  TRANSFER OR RELEASE PRISONERS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND
                  MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES.
                  This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
                  AMENDS:
                      17-22-5, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 1991
                  ENACTS:
                      17-22-5.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 17-22-5 is amended to read:
                       17-22-5. Sheriff's classification of jail inmates -- Classification criteria -- Alternative
                  incarceration programs -- Limitation.
                      [The] (1) Except as provided in Subsection (4), the sheriff shall adopt and implement
                  written policy for the classification of persons incarcerated in the jail which shall provide for the
                  separation of prisoners by [sex] gender and by such other factors as may reasonably provide for the
                  safety and well-being of inmates and the community.
                      (2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), each county sheriff shall assign prisoners to a
                  facility or section of a facility based on classification criteria that the sheriff develops and maintains.
                      (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4), a county sheriff may develop and implement
                  alternative incarceration programs that may or may not involve housing a prisoner in a jail facility.

                      (b) A prisoner housed under an alternative incarceration program under Subsection (3)(a)
                  shall be considered to be in the full custody and control of the sheriff for purposes of Section
                  76-8-309 .
                      (c) A prisoner may not be placed in an alternative incarceration program under Subsection
                  (3)(a) unless:
                      (i) the jail facility is at maximum operating capacity, as established under Subsection
                  17-22-5.5 (2); or
                      (ii) ordered by the court.
                      (4) This section may not be construed to authorize a sheriff to modify provisions of a
                  contract with the Department of Corrections to house in a county jail persons sentenced to the
                  Department of Corrections.
                      Section 2. Section 17-22-5.5 is enacted to read:
                      17-22-5.5. Sheriff's classification of jail facilities -- Maximum operating capacity of jail
                  facilities -- Transfer or release of prisoners -- Limitation.
                      (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a county sheriff shall determine:
                      (i) subject to Subsection (1)(b), the classification of each jail facility or section of a jail facility
                  under the sheriff's control;
                      (ii) the nature of each program conducted at a jail facility under the sheriff's control; and
                      (iii) the internal operation of a jail facility under the sheriff's control.
                      (b) A classification under Subsection (1)(a)(i) of a jail facility may not violate any applicable
                  zoning ordinance or conditional use permit of the county or municipality.
                      (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), each county sheriff shall:
                      (a) with the approval of the county legislative body, establish a maximum operating capacity
                  for each jail facility under the sheriff's control, based on facility design and staffing; and
                      (b) upon a jail facility reaching its maximum operating capacity:
                      (i) transfer prisoners to another appropriate facility:
                      (A) under the sheriff's control; or
                      (B) available to the sheriff by contract; or

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                      (ii) release prisoners:
                      (A) to a supervised release program, according to release criteria established by the sheriff;
                  or
                      (B) to another alternative incarceration program developed by the sheriff.
                      (3) This section may not be construed to authorize a sheriff to modify provisions of a
                  contract with the Department of Corrections to house in a county jail persons sentenced to the
                  Department of Corrections.

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