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County sheriffs in Utah would gain explicit authority under this bill to create "sheriff's work programs," allowing eligible prisoners to perform supervised public works projects instead of serving time in jail, with eight hours of work counting as one day off a sentence. To qualify, a prisoner would need to have been convicted of a non-violent offense, been sentenced to 30 days or fewer, voluntarily agree to participate, not be barred by a court order, and not be a repeat DUI offender; sheriffs would set program rules covering fees, work assignments, deadlines, conduct, safety, and discipline. The bill also gives sheriffs broader discretion to place prisoners in existing alternative incarceration programs whenever the jail is at capacity or a court orders it, and clarifies that prisoners in either type of program remain in the sheriff's official custody for certain legal purposes. Finally, it extends good-behavior sentence credits to people participating in these alternative programs, not just those held in a jail facility.