There are people in Salt Lake City who have been arrested more than 70 times.
These are the same faces officers see again and again—breaking into cars, trespassing, using drugs, cycling through jail, detox, and back to the street. We call them high utilizers. They are, in many ways, the black hole at the center of Utah’s homeless and criminal justice systems.
Chief Brian Redd revealed that Salt Lake City has identified 50 such individuals, and 25 of them are currently in jail. A new pilot effort is underway to assess their needs while incarcerated, connect them with services, and try to break the cycle…