OPERATION RIO GRANDE

PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3

PUBLIC SAFETY AND ASSESSMENT AND DIGNITY OF
RESTORING ORDER TREATMENT WORK
Identify, arrest and lock up Assess, treat and support individuals. Public/private partnership to increase
dangerous criminals. employment opportunities and training.

ACTIONS: ACTIONS: ACTIONS:

Sustained effort to restore public safety Initial assessment Create more work opportunities
Apprehending and eradicating all criminal Identification, background, services being used, Volunteers and business community
elements within the area services in need, etc. support
Multi agency effort through June 2019 Clinical assessment Provide direct workforce development
More than five times the normal law Mental health Job coaching
enforcement for daily shifts (24/7 coverage) Substance use Soft skills training
SLCPD, DPS, UPD and AP&P Detox Hard skills training
Onsite Mobile Command Centers
Aggressive prosecution with treatment options OUTCOME:
Increased frequency of street cleaning by
Department of Health Referrals to enhanced community services with Employment and improved quality of life
streetscape changes to improve safety
Aggressive prosecution, utilizing jail bed space for
serious crimes Obtain the 1115 Medicaid Waiver (pending CMS
approval) to increase funding support for specific
Flexibility to address criminal activity that moves
populations.
to adjacent locations and neighborhoods
OUTCOME:
OUTCOMES: More individuals receiving treatment and support
Significant reduction in criminal activities
Targeted enforcement on violence, drug trafficking
and usage
Hardened criminals off the streets and in jail

TREATMENT BEDS
JAIL BEDS
Increased number of treatment beds will
Increase jail beds at the SL Co. Jail: support diversion tactics and provide more
$5.6M state/county funds previously allocated options for individuals in need of mental
Plan to shift county and state inmates to health, substance use and detox support.
increase capacity
Prison
Crime Prosecu- Prison
Arrest Jail tion Soft Hard
Crime Arrest Jail Prosecution Treatment Re-entry Job skills skills Employment
plan coaching opportunities
training training
OR Re-entry Referral for
plan services Referral