SALT LAKE CITY — Persistent issues with overcrowding at the Salt Lake County Jail have led to increased recidivism rates and, in some cases, more severe offenses, according to a new legislative audit.

Last year, the state Legislative Audit Subcommittee requested performance audits of the Salt Lake District Attorney’s Office, and due to operational ties, audits of the Salt Lake City Police ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Audits on the Salt Lake City Police Department, Salt Lake County Jail and the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office were released Tuesday on Utah's Capitol Hill. The Salt Lake ...

Laying out his proposed $1.1 billion budget for 2016, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams spent more than half of his speech Tuesday focusing on the needs of the county's "broken" criminal-justice ...