Salt Lake County mayor wants to open Oxbow Jail in 2018

SALT LAKE CITY — After about 14 years, Salt Lake County's partially mothballed Oxbow Jail may fully open next July — that is, if the County Council likes Mayor Ben McAdams' proposed budget.
McAdams on Tuesday presented to the council his $1.3 billion budget, within it outlining a plan to open 368 jail beds at Oxbow in summer 2018 using county and state funds already budgeted for contracting with surrounding counties to expand jail capacity.
That way, the county can avoid raising taxe