Persistent issues with overcrowding at the Salt Lake County Jail have led to increased recidivism rates and, in some cases, ...

Salt Lake County may have given itself some breathing room by adding beds to its two detention centers this summer, but looming changes to overcrowding rules have jail officials feeling unsettled.

Investigators found inconsistent DA policies, years of early jail releases and a police force with the lowest morale ever ...

Approximately 200 inmates were evacuated from their unit Thursday after a fire broke out in the air conditioning system at the Salt Lake County Jail. A subcontractor was doing maintenance work on the ...

SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah — Hundreds of people, including inmates, have been evacuated after a fire at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail prompted a large response from emergency crews on Thursday morning.

The widow of a man who died in Salt Lake County custody in 2022 alleges jail officials failed to recognize signs of her husband’s declining health, leading to his death while in their care. Amy Baker, ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — An inmate at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail pleaded guilty to criminal solicitation after he allegedly tried to get a man to kill his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.

SOUTH SALT LAKE — Approximately 200 inmates were evacuated from their unit Thursday after a fire broke out in the air conditioning system at the Salt Lake County Jail. A subcontractor was doing ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Prisoners were briefly evacuated from a housing unit at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail on Thursday after a small fire broke out, the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office said on ...