Utah § 64-13-45 - Department reporting requirements.
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§ 64-13-45. Department reporting requirements.
Effective 7/1/2026 64-13-45.
Department reporting requirements.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Biological sex at birth" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-8-101.
(b)
(i)
"In-custody death" means an inmate death that occurs while the inmate is in the custody of the department.
(ii)
"In-custody death" includes an inmate death that occurs while the inmate is:
(A)
being transported for medical care; or
(B)
receiving medical care outside of a correctional facility, other than a county jail.
(c)
"Inmate" means an individual who is processed or booked into custody or housed in the department or a correctional facility other than a county jail.
(d)
"Opiate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-101.
(e)
"Transgender inmate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 64-13-7.
(2)
The department shall submit a report to the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section 75E-2-102 before June 15 of each year that includes:
(a)
the number of in-custody deaths that occurred during the preceding calendar year, including:
(i)
the known, or discoverable on reasonable inquiry, causes and contributing factors of each of the in-custody deaths described in this Subsection (2)(a); and
(ii)
the department's policy for notifying an inmate's next of kin after the inmate's in-custody death;
(b)
the department policies, procedures, and protocols:
(i)
for treatment of an inmate experiencing withdrawal from alcohol or substance use, including use of opiates;
(ii)
that relate to the department's provision, or lack of provision, of medications used to treat, mitigate, or address an inmate's symptoms of withdrawal, including methadone and all forms of buprenorphine and naltrexone; and
(iii)
that relate to screening, assessment, and treatment of an inmate for a substance use disorder or mental health disorder;
(c)
the number of female inmates that the department knows who are pregnant and currently incarcerated in a correctional facility operated by the department;
(d)
the number of inmates who gave birth and were restrained in accordance with Section 64-13-46, including:
(i)
the types of restraints used; and
(ii)
whether the use of restraints was to prevent escape or to ensure the safety of the inmate, medical or corrections staff, or the public;
(e)
the number of inmates incarcerated in a correctional facility operated by the department who are the parent of a minor child;
(f)
the number of transgender inmates that are assigned to a living area with inmates whose biological sex at birth do not correspond with the transgender inmate's biological sex at birth in accordance with Section 64-13-7, including:
(i)
the results of the individualized security analysis conducted for each transgender inmate in accordance with Subsection 64-13-7(5)(a); and
(ii)
a detailed explanation regarding how the security conditions described in Subsection 64-13-7(5)(b) are met for each transgender inmate;
(g)
the number of transgender inmates that were:
(i)
assigned to a living area with inmates whose biological sex at birth do not correspond with the transgender inmate's biological sex at birth; and
(ii)
removed and assigned to a living area with inmates whose biological sex at birth corresponds with the transgender inmate's biological sex at birth in accordance with Subsection 64-13-7(6);
(h)
any report the department provides or is required to provide under federal law or regulation relating to inmate deaths; and
(i)
data on financial condition incentives and incentives that may reduce sentence length that are offered to inmates, including:
(i)
the types of incentives that currently exist; and
(ii)
for each type of incentive described in Subsection (2)(i)(i):
(A)
the number of inmates who have used each type during the previous calendar year;
(B)
the number of incentives the department issued during the previous calendar year; and
(C)
the methods by which the department provided information regarding each type of incentive during the previous calendar year.
(3)
The Department of Criminal Justice shall:
(a)
compile the information from the reports described in Subsection (2);
(b)
omit or redact any identifying information of an inmate in the compilation to the extent omission or redaction is necessary to comply with state and federal law; and
(c)
submit the compilation to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee and the Utah Behavioral Health Commission before November 1 of each year.
(4)
The Department of Criminal Justice may not provide access to or use the department's policies, procedures, or protocols submitted under this section in a manner or for a purpose not described in this section.
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