Corrections officials are building a 180-bed program for homeless Utahns with criminal records

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 2,070

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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  • The Utah Department of Corrections is developing Project ARCH, a 180-bed program in “semi-secure” facilities intended to provide accountability-focused treatment to “high utilizers” of the state’s criminal justice and homeless systems.
  • Project ARCH is supported by a new law that allows judges to order people experiencing homelessness who also have at least five class B misdemeanors to be placed under the supervision of the Division of Adult …

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