Operation Rio Grande is the codename given for massive multi-agency collaboration to promote public safety in the Rio Grande neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. It consists of three phases. Phase one was launched on August 14, 2017. The first phase is targeted law enforcement. The second stage is the rehabilitation of violators who were arrested in phase one. The third stage is to find work for all rehabilitated offenders. The biggest impact is on the homeless population of Salt Lake, because the environment has a very high density of homeless people and homeless services. The two-year fee to fund the operation is estimated at $ 67 Ã, million
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The Rio Grande operation begins a three phase launch on August 14, 2017 in the Rio Grande neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. The first phase is law enforcement. Parts of the operation include orders from Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, permanently closing the Rio Grande Road for vehicles and pedestrians to create drug-free zones. Mayor Biskupski stopped the closure for three weeks while he took public comments and went through the city process. Utah state governor Gary Herbert has called state legislatures into a special session to discuss various aspects of bullying and massive intervention.
The operation has caused more than 1000 arrests including homeless people, and drug dealers. Participating agencies are Utah's Department of Public Security, state probation and parole officers, Utah Highway Patrol, social worker and lawyer. The operation also led to the arrest in Ogden, Utah. Of the more than 1,000 people arrested, 676 nonviolent perpetrators were released due to overcrowded jails, the ability to secure or attend court dates. Most of the allegations were for minor offenses. Of the detainees, 35 have been identified eligible for the Salt Lake drug court. One person rejected the offer of drug court. Every qualified prisoner should go to a drug bed for long-term addiction treatment. The settlement of drug courts means that the current and past drug costs will be removed from their records.
The cleansing causes an overflow to the remote environment. It also caused a spillover to southern Utah and authorities there worry about collateral impacts such as theft, vandalism, roaming, unauthorized entry, drug trafficking, public poisoning, and violence.
Speaker of the House of Utah, Greg Hughes and Commissioner of the Department of Public Security, Keith Squires also stressed that the Rio Grande Operations law enforcement operation - set aside - will not be limited to the Rio Grande region. If the wrong people "run and try to hide in the Jordan River, we'll go to the Jordan River, and if they go to South Salt Lake, we'll go to South Salt Lake, West Valley - going there," Hughes said. "This is not about the geographical area, because that is what has hurt this community, the country and the people who live in it and we will eradicate it."
House speaker, as well as Lt. Utah Governor Spencer Cox estimated the two-year operating expense to $ 67 million.
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See also
- Drug rehab
- Homeless in the United States
- Illegal drug trafficking
- Substance dependency
References
External links
- Official website
- ACLU statement
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