From Deseret News archives:
Number of illegal immigrants in prison relatively stable
"It fluctuates from 4.7 to 5.26 percent of the (prison) population," said Cliff Butter of the Utah Department of Corrections. "It's pretty stable."
Speaking Wednesday to the Interim Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee, Butter said there were 337 inmates in the state system on May 19 who weren't U.S. citizens, and most of those had federal detainers to be deported on release. While the federal government provides some reimbursement, it doesn't come close to the up to $8 million it costs to house illegal immigrants in prison each year.
Curtis Garner, chairman of the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, said that immigrant inmates are typically treated the same as anyone else when they are up for parole. He added that Immigration and Customs enforcement has gotten better at identifying and picking up illegal immigrants for deportation upon release. About seven or eight former offenders are reincarcerated each year.
"It's been my experience they end up back on our streets as illegals," Garner said.
E-mail: dbulkeley@desnews.com
Recent comments
Stable? Hmmm, I wish it were falling. But that would require better...
David Edward Garber | June 20, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.
Man, I wonder what that figure is like in other states. I really hope...
Emily E. | June 19, 2008 at 10:48 a.m.
ICE just upset that notion.
Go figure | June 18, 2008 at 11:50 a.m.
- Fall sports academic all-state 7:25 p.m.
- Welcome home RSL photo gallery 7:13 p.m.
- Truck driver dies in rollover 6:34 p.m.
- Girls basketball rankings 6:31 p.m.
- Boys basketball rankings 6:26 p.m.
- Nordqvist wins at LPGA 6:15 p.m.
- S.L. could up fees to rec facilities 5:55 p.m.
- Utah GOP opposes ethics initiative 5:45 p.m.
- Alternative to climate change? 5:40 p.m.
- Utah sells most 'New Moon' tickets 5:39 p.m.
- Real Champions
- Bronco, Kyle rubber match
- Protests against Phoenix LDS temple
- RSL wins MLS Cup on penalty kicks
- BYU's Lamb, Jorgensen reprimanded
- Plenty on line for rivalry game
- Time for big matchups in WAC, MWC
- BCS at-large bids up for grabs
- Hall, Johnson matchup key
- Is talking about religion taboo?
- Buttars wants to limit gay rights laws
214 - Glenn Beck to enter politics?
212 - RSL wins MLS Cup on penalty kicks
193 - Palin plans tour stop in Utah
178 - BYU records with win
132 - Palin's book shows she's unqualified
131 - Bronco, Kyle rubber match
123 - Officer cleared in Cardall Taser case
103 - BYU cuts Women's Research Inst.
103 - Jazz finally win in San Antonio
99
Are you a small business owner who can't afford a holiday party this year?
A "mistake" is 2+2=5. Mark Helms was a recidivist child sex abuser. I'm...
@Redshirt Aside from the fact that you sidestepped everything in our...
Do you know the main reason this happens? Societal pressure and also advice...
Bayroot-em | 6:50 p.m. Nov. 23, 2009 I get tired of this arguement. BYU is...
Lets face facts shall we. If BYU was playing this years TCU team on the road...
We, the student body of Olympus High School, believe that Oly should be #1 in...
Maxine is a headcase and your best player (collie) saw the writing on the...
Someone must think that their "Capri Sun and orange slices" joke is pretty...
Typical Cougars - crying before and after games. Stop whining, Cougs!

