Prohibition of Private Jails and Community Correctional Facilities
Salt Lake City
Summary
The council is considering a zoning text amendment to remove community correctional facilities and jails as conditional uses, making them entirely prohibited under city zoning rules.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
None anticipated directly from the text amendment.
Local neighborhoods and residents seeking to prevent the siting of correctional facilities nearby.
Private prison companies and their investors could lose out on lucrative contracts.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Council Work Session Meeting - Sep 15, 2026
The city is considering banning private jails and community correctional facilities from its land use tables to prevent private operators from establishing them locally.
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