Vol. 8 No. 2                                         Utah Department of Corrections                         August 1, 2006

       Inmate Placement Program

GRADUATION 2006

INSIDE

Graduations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

County News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4

The Informer

Inmate Placement Program

Scott V. Carver, Executive Director

Belle Brough, Director of

Institutional Operations

Haze Locke, Director-Inmate Placement Program

Annie Hobbs, Mindy Williams – Editors

GRADUATIONS

Beaver County (14)

Cutler, Brian #31723

Hoskins, Wyatt #38196

Losser, Layne #38028

Andrews, Brandon #37975

Mendoza, Emmanuel #38155

Groce, Vernon #38864

Benson, Matt #38434

Neilson, Nikolas #34766

Jepsen, Timothy #38224

Polk, Michael #38842

Antonio, Gary #38720

Sattewhite, David #38889

Anderson, Adam #38287

Johnson, Christopher #38048

Box Elder County (9)

Arreola, Jesus F. #33575

Conover, Travis L. #36396

Daye, Curtis A. #28938

Lindley, Timothy L. #            34582

Marquez, Daniel L. #35155

Perez, Antonio R. #37865

Sanchez, Mario J. #37413

Jones, Cynthia #28342

Openshaw, Heidi #38675

Cache County

High School Graduates: (16)

Blair, Joseph #31443

Fife, Michael #38118

Henderson, James #30084

Hewlett, John  #26225

Ibarra, Michael #30613

Leyvas, Ricardo #24048

Lovett, David #30311

Martinez, Santiago #36851

Matzke, Donald #36159

O’Neil, Patrick #24358

Reyes, Juan #26916

Romero, James #31272

Sattiewhite, Kenny #36134

Swiger, Michael #37613

Shaw, George #37768

Talbert, Jason #36405

GED Certificates: (5)

Frazier, Timothy #35850

Jacobs, Brandon #36616

Lynde, Randy #26469

Oram, Charles #37181

Gregory Simmons #37433

Daggett County (2)

Heaton, Mark #36856

Jones, Kioshi #21228

Duchesne County (15)

Ankerpont, Francis #36409

Atkinson, Jason #31971

Cross, Rex #38205

Fife, Giles #37304

Gallegos, Nick #22533

Gulbranen, Paul #33713

Lamar, Grant #22483

Lindsay, Allen #28575

Reed, Edward #32547

Romos, Ramon #25698

Shepherd, John #31809

Shepherd, Travis #36192

Verholtz, Karl #24190

Duchesne County Continued:

Williams, Keith #34946

Young, Brent #33688

Garfield County

Graduation Exercises took place at the Garfield County Jail on May 20, 2006.  The theme of this year’s graduation was “Igniting Hearts and Minds.”  Jail Commander Mel Miller welcomed the guests.  The speakers, Gilbert Bandin, a high school graduate, Andrew Moench, a USU graduate and Kathleen Robinson, USU Executive Director at the Tooele Campus, shared insight into the many doors that can be opened through education and achievement.  Curtis Barney, Garfield County Adult Education Director, then gave a tribute to the graduates.

High School Graduates: (5)

Bandin, Gilbert #32168         

Clawson, Robert #23225      

Keate, Brent #14544              

Keele, Randall #26037          

Reid, Stanley #26567            

GED Certificates: (5)

Borgstrom, Michael #37188

Perez-Avila, Daniel #36501

Simmons, Jesse #37980        

Simmons, Verl #25038           

Wright, Mark #36916

USU Graduates: (5)

Associate of Science –General Studies

Callister, David #14411         

Gwilliam, Andrew #34531     

Peterson, Jeff #33424

Bachelor of Science – Business Admin

Nygen, Tam #24441              

Moench, Andrew #29607

After the ceremonies, a luncheon was provided for all those attending.  The services were well done and everyone enjoyed the afternoon. 

Millard County (2)

Thompson, Scott #30343

Villa, Danny #38621

Wasatch County (7)

The school year 05-06 at Wasatch County Jail was very successful.  Four state inmates earned their high school diploma and 3 state inmates earned their GED certificate.  A lot of hard work and dedication went into these achievements and each woman should be very proud of what they have accomplished.  CONGRATULATIONS!

High School Graduates: (4)

Hart, Crystal #38751

Hopkins, Robyn #38552

Johnson, Selynah #30466

Starks, Leavonya #39252

(Lee, Amanda pictured, COP inmate)

GED Certificates: (3)

Campbell, Kari #39117

Hansen, Andrea #38801

Hopper, Cherise #38971

Washington County

Debra Griffin, Special Education Director for the Washington County School District, second from left, presents graduate Tracy Hovater her diploma as other officials from the Washington County School District and Purgatory Correctional Facility look on.

Members of the class of 2006, including Phil Jessop, right, turn their tassels to indicate their new status as high school graduates at Purgatory Correctional Facility.

High School Graduates: (7)

Bronson, Kyle # 36677

Davenport, David # 39582

Hay, Andrew #36629

Hovater, Tracy #26256

Jessop, Philip #38982

Pacheco, Bernadette # 37253

Riley, Charles # 36151

GED Certificate: (2)

Child, David #36471

Hernandez, Edmundo # 36747

Weber County (11)

Alsup, Rusty #       37671

Barber, Nickolas #30876

Brown, Allen #29355

Call, Ted #38275

Garcia, Paul #22625

Godfrey, Joseph #38574

Schenck, Brian #27690

Searle, Cody #        39735

Stratton, Orlando #26885

Thomas, Rod #22354

Wright, Gary #37026

COUNTY NEWS

Summit County . . .

Summit County Corrections has been busy this past year.  We have increased the number of prison inmates housed in our facility from twenty inmates to forty-one due to over crowding in our prison system.  The Utah State Prison reimburses Summit County jail $42.32 per inmate per day.  This income is helping the daily management of our jail and will help us with the expansion plan in the near future.  This past year alone Summit County went from

booking 2,081 inmates into our facility in 2004, to booking 2,698 inmates in 2005.  As you can see we are on a rapid incline.

We recently installed nine new bunks in two different pod units. Our capacity is now at a 103. The average daily count has been any where from eighty to ninety inmates throughout 2005.  We house 41 state DOC inmates and 16 INS deportees on a daily basis. We occasionally house inmates from other jurisdictions, which are in need of protective custody or emergency housing.  

Summit County is infamous for two things, our incredible food and our admirable ability to bring programming to our inmates.  We have been honored to have some of the best kitchen staff in the state.   Summit County kitchen specialists employ two state inmate workers, contract with the Immigration office to make lunches for hundreds of transports, and also cater special events and meetings in our county.

We are also extremely proud to offer some of the most remarkable programming in the state.  Our inmates have the opportunity to go to Alcoholics Anonymous every week with three sponsors that come to the facility to meet with our inmates one on one.  We offer the Tony Robbins “10 Days to Change Your Life” program, and we also offer Valley Mental Health Services, run by the professionals at the Park City Valley Mental Health office.  The Valley Mental Health program includes interactive classes on life skills, substance abuse, and criminal thinking. 

Summit County provides our inmates with the chance to earn their high school diploma through Wasatch County, or the tools to get their GED, and the occasion to get college courses completed.  All of our programming is managed and scheduled by Sgt. Scott Price, who is tireless in his efforts to keep our population constructive in everything they accomplish.  Our inmates are offered many different types of religious meetings including: Baptists Bible Study, Catholic Services, LDS 12 step, LDS services, and the convenience to worship privately and have visits by their clergy.

Summit County offers a fascinating work program. Sheriff Edmunds believes these inmates need to pay their debt to society by making their time with us productive.

We have inmates working for the town of Oakley, for a local hotel, and working for a private contractor who offers the inmates insurance and the opportunity for work when released.  All of these inmates must meet a strict level of low security and are maintained closely.  We also have many jobs within the facility.  These jobs are a privilege and the majority of inmates want to earn the right to work.  They must have good behavior to participate in this program. These jobs provide money for commissary items and a cushion for when they are released.

Our newest and most fulfilling work program is one that Sheriff Edmunds promised during his campaign.  The Sheriff believes it is vital to serve our senior citizens in Summit County, so he has implemented the “Inmate Snow Removal Project”.  Four of our low-risk inmates are transported to Kamas, Coalville, and Park City to remove snow from our senior citizens walkways and driveways.  There are currently thirty-five seniors that depend on this.  Our Deputies work hard on the days that Summit County receives snow to get this service completed for the seniors involved in this program.

Our inmates are fulfilled by this work and have already received letters of gratitude for their efforts.

We are pleased to recognize our deputy of the year as Deputy Kasey Keisel.  This was well earned for her excellent work and her sensational dedication to the betterment of Summit County, her coworkers, and the inmates she comes in contact with every day.  We also awarded a platoon of the year that went to the “Hotel Platoon” for their minimal errors, proficiency in their duties, and their superb example of teamwork.  The members of this team are: Sgt. Kirk Orgill, Deputy Ryan Hurd, Deputy Tony Ewell, Deputy Alyson Bodily, and Deputy Ashley Massey.

As this year has come to a close, we reflect on our duties as deputies of Summit County.  Every day we go to work knowing the risk of our jobs, but also knowing how important it is in the community.  We are proud to be given the duty to serve and to be part of a team, we believe, is the best in the state!

Washington County . . .

Sgt. Tim Wiegert

Officer Wayne Boltis

Under the direction of Lt. Bob Cannon, Sgt. Tim Wiegert and Officer Wayne Boltis run the work release unit at the Washington County Jail for county and state inmates.  Presently they have 34 inmates in the state work release program, as follows:  six inmates on the DOT highway clean-up crew, six inmates on the Parks #1 crew, six on the Parks #2 crew, six on the Construction crew (who are getting building trade credit as they build a new Washington County Library in New Harmony), seven inmates who work in the Garden / Main Yard / and Car Wash, with three inmates presently on the alternate list who fill in as needed. 

The garden project, named Fresh Beginnings by the inmates, was a project Lt. Perry Lambert had seen elsewhere and wanted to develop at the Washington County Jail.

Once the project was approved it was put into the very capable hands of Sgt. Wiegert and some very willing inmates.

The garden is now producing well, providing fresh produce for inmate consumption, and providing inmates with knowledge they can use to obtain jobs outside of prison. 

The state work release inmates provide excellent community service while preparing for their release into the community.  Each inmate has obtained a Level 5 status as well as a Class A designation under IPP’s guidelines.  IPP congratulates the Washington County Jail Administration and staff for the excellent work projects they are providing for State inmates.