Audit finds Utah division spending more despite keeping fewer kids in custody

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Division of Juvenile Justice Services is spending more money each year despite caring for fewer youth, according to a newly released audit.Presented Thursday to the Legislative Management Committee, the audit was accompanied by a list of recommendations for the agency, including admonitions to operate more efficiently while making more consistent and transparent reports to the Legislature.Auditors went as far as to say Juvenile Justice Services "misled" legislators