Information about other correctional facilities in the state can be found in the Facilities section of this web site. My son is being harassed in prison, and I fear for him. I am interested in a career with the Utah Department of Corrections. Information about career positions with the UDC are available on this web site in the Employment section. In most cases, jails incarcerate offenders for sentences of one year or less.
Prisons incarcerate offenders for sentences of more than one year.
About 5,000 are prison inmates and 14,000 are in the community on probation and parole. Eleven inmates are currently incarcerated under a sentence of death. See the Statistics section of this web site for more information about the offender population. The choice of which method is carried out is left to the condemned offender.