SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah representative has proposed a solution that could help ease jail overcrowding: providing more phones.
“Jail overcrowding has always been an issue, and housing people in jail is expensive. In Utah, it costs about $55,000 a year to incarcerate an inmate,” said Rep. Grant Amjad Miller, D-Salt Lake City.
According to the Salt Lake County Jail Dashboard, about 37% of people booked in county jails are in for warrant services. Miller, who is also a public defender, said a warrant is issued for anyone who misses their parole check-in or court date…