“At least 24 deaths involving Utah jails occurred in 2016, a 17-year high, according to records gathered by the Standard-Examiner. . . . Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, said in a Friday interview he will introduce a bill that would require county jails and state prisons to submit to the executive branch and the Legislature annual reports of deaths behind bars. Correctional entities send similar reports to the federal government already, “but we have to wait two years to see it, so that’s silly.” “We are also interested in what policies there are on opioids,” Weiler said, “and we’re also interested in a list of any prescription drugs they’re refusing to administer to inmates.”

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