Report: Utah prison population down, returning parolees up

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's prison population has dropped the past two years, but the number of people on parole and probation returning for various crimes and violations sharply increased, a new state report shows.
Total inmates decreased from 7,026 to 6,276, an 11 percent drop since 2015, according to Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice data released Friday.
Also, violent offenders make up 68 percent of the prison population, up from 60 percent in 2015.
At the same time, prison admis