Public Safety Bond
This ballot initiative asks voters to invest in measures to reduce crime and stop the cycle of repeat offenders, protect community safety by filling gaps in our homelessness and criminal justice systems, address homelessness by modernizing and expanding mental health services, and update and improve the County Jail.
Specifically, the ballot asks voters to fund:
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Building a Justice and Accountability Center:
- The Justice and Accountability Center will be an alternative to jail primarily for low-level offenders who are repeatedly involved in the criminal justice system because of underlying issues, such as unstable housing and mental health and substance use disorders that have not been addressed.
- The Justice and Accountability Center will connect people to outpatient treatment, job training, permanent housing opportunities, and support services to get their lives back on track with a goal of eliminating criminal behavior.
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Consolidating and Improving the County Jail by:
- Combining the two county jails
- Increasing the number of beds
- Expanding access to mental health treatment
- Building a reentry unit to help people leaving jail prepare to rejoin society.
The Public Safety Bond is a key part of Salt Lake County's Human Services, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Plan to address public safety, expand mental health services, and reduce homelessness.