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Utah County Jail establishes program for inmates to earn food handlers permit
The Utah County Commission approved a resolution Wednesday to allow inmates at the Utah County Jail the opportunity to earn their food handlers permit. The program, which County Commissioner Skyler Beltran called a “no-brainer,” is intended to provide a cleaner jail kitchen while equipping people with a skill that will reduce barriers to finding employment post-incarceration. “Having that ability to come out with it (the food handler's permit) already done makes it that much easier to find a job and be a lower barrier of entry into the business,” Beltran said. “It supports our ...
