Utah Prison News Today

A lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleges that a trans woman in a Utah prison resorted to performing surgery on herself after her requests for healthcare went unanswered for an extended period of time.

The Statue of Responsibility will be a 300-foot tall statue in Utah’s planned community “The Point,” comparable to the Eiffel Tower. Read more.

Inmates in a Utah State Correctional Facility unit were quarantined, and visits were prohibited due to scabies.

For those serving time in jail or prison, Utah just passed a bill that can kickstart our rehabilitation of incarcerated persons. What’s next?

A report on the Utah state prison system found that inmates are receiving inadequate or inappropriate medical care. Auditors both urged the Department of Corrections to address these issues.

iStockphoto The Utah Department of Corrections has fully vaccinated nearly 2,700 people in the department’s care. The Utah Department of Corrections reported Thursday that every inmate at its Draper and Gunnison locations has been offered a COVID-19 vaccine, though that doesn’t include new arrivals. According to a corrections department spokesperson, 2,659 individuals have been fully vaccinated. That’s around 40% of the prisoner population, based on recent counts. “I actually think it ...

The Salt Lake Tribune announces new project to support diverse journalism Salt Lake Community College and Amplify Utah are partners in the project that will begin in 2021. (Paul Fraughton | Tribune file photo) The Salt Lake Tribune office building is at The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City. | Updated: 11:27 p.m. The Salt Lake Tribune is teaming up with the nonprofit Amplify Utah to support student journalists at Salt Lake Community College who will report on Utah’s diverse communities an...

16 years after one of the most infamous kidnappings in this countrys history, the woman convicted of helping kidnap elizabeth smart wis released frm prison earlier than expected. >> reporter: when wanda barzee was released from this utah prison, she managed to release without being seen, now free after spending 15 years in custody for her role in the kid snaps of elizabeth smart. moments after the release, smart took to instagram. may we all remain vigilant in watching over our family, friend an...

>> reporter: one thing would be the say youre sorry and try to move on scenario. we have seen that in lots of examples where people acknowledge mistakes, they ask for their constituents and their colleagues forgiveness and they try to sort it out. aides say the ball is in his court. >> kelly odonnell. thank you. developing now, just a short time ago, the utah supreme court overturned the conviction of polygamist sect leader warren jeffs. in 2007 jeffs was convicted on two counts of rape as an ...