D.A. warns failure to hire additional prosecutors could hamper Operation Rio Grande

Request for three prosecutors just the beginning — with projected need for 100-plus new county employees, mostly for sheriff to reopen Oxbow Jail.<br>

( AP file photo) In this Sept. 30, 2014, file photo, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill speaks to reporters during a news conference in Salt Lake City.

D.A. warns failure to hire additional prosecutors could hamper Operation Rio Grande

Request for three prosecutors just the beginning — with projected need for 100-plus new county employees, mostly for sheriff to reopen Oxbow Jail.<br>

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