Scott McKane is a long-time reporter with FOX 13.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah State University is partnering with the Department of Corrections on a brand-new leadership training program. The first group graduates from the program on Friday.The goal is working smarter, not harder, to achieve the best possible outcomes for corrections workers, and also for those who are incarcerated or on parole or probation.
Haas says he’s incredibly impressed with this first class, their professionalism and their dedication. Ultimately, he says it is important for the corrections workers, their clients and for the community when these individuals are released. He says warehousing individuals in a prison or a jail is only a temporary fix.“They will come out. And what does Utah want? What are the people of Utah wanting when people come out?” Haas said. 'They can come out better, they can come out worse.
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