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Three UDC staff members working in the Olympus facility tested positive for COVID-19. The facility is under quarantine and inmates will be tested and visitation has been suspended throughout the weekend.Three staff members working in the Olympus Facility at the Utah State Prison in Draper have tested positive for COVID-19. The facility has been placed on quarantine. Visiting, and volunteer and religious services have been cancelled for the weekend.
Testing will be initiated. Only a few individuals out of the 124 incarcerated individuals housed at the Olympus Facility have not received a COVID-19 vaccination. All incarcerated individuals have been offered the COVID-19 vaccine.
More than 70 percent of incarcerated individuals have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Utah State Prison in Draper.
New report finds parole-approved prisoners waited months for release amid pandemic. At least 18 paroled inmates died behind bars last year because the programs they had to complete before they could be released were slowed or stopped cold by the pandemic, a new report says.
New report finds parole-approved prisoners waited months for release amid pandemic
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At least 18 paroled inmates died behind bars last year because the programs they had to complete before they could be released were slowed or stopped cold by the pandemic, a new report says.
ICYMI: UPAN Newsletter Volume 8 Number 5 May 2021 - In this issue: In-person visitation resuming in June at Draper and CUFC; COVID-19 and vaccination updates; history of Mother's Day; restorative justice as a way to serve people with mental illness; IRS crackdown on prisoner tax fraud and identity theft; Timpanogos women's unit greenhouse; jobs & income as parole approaches part 2; recovering your endurance after COVID; and much more!
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MUST READ - Here's the University of Utah Prison Education Project & S.J. Quinney College of Law - University of Utah Justice Lab report called, "Locked Out: Unmet Legal Needs of People in Prison." The report investigates issues around the legal needs of people living in the Utah State prison system—both civil and criminal. UPAN supports the recommendations of the report to help incarcerated people address their legal needs. Molly Prince covered some of the details in our 6/14 Monthly UPAN Meeting. Download and read the report here: drive.google.com/file/d/1bkPA3uS980DHU6Hq0_3iFLR7Kttih7ky/view
UPAN Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday every month from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm unless otherwise noted. Covid-19 Update: Due to county restrictions and social distancing guidelines, we’ve decided to hold virtual-only monthly meetings via Zoom until further notice. We do not meet in July and December. See Upcoming Events on the UPAN website and Facebook Page for topics. Past topics have included guest speakers from UDC, Board of Pardons, Utah State Legislature, and other organizations; authors, attorneys, community organizers, and criminal justice reform advocates; formerly incarcerated, friends and families impacted by the system. Free and open to the public, all are welcome.
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My fiancé is in the drug program and they have one fan it’s redicilous with it being this hot. I Also think with video visits anyone should be able to visit. I have a driving violation in 2019 and because of that I can’t see my finance in 2023 which is redicilous when I’ve never been in prison or had a felony or drug charges it’s not fair
I think you should let prisoners that’s done a majority of their time out once they complete the drug program. Because they change it’s a hard program snd if they graduate they should automatically get a special hearing for the board to decide to get them out instead of sending them back to the general public
They say they’re doing their best which is bull it’s been 3 months since they have been dealing with this it’s not ok our loved ones are not animals they have rights this prison needs to do something because I’m not giving up everytime I talk to my finance he is dying and has to take multiple showers or he’s literally struggling to breath
When the board requests an inmate to do the drug program and he graduates in 3 weeks and has done 7 years out of 10 years matrix and has turned his life around 100 percent does he have a good chance at getting a date with a special hearing
Exactly I freak out if I don’t hear from my finance daily and it’s not fair
My husband is back on a parole violation, how long do they have to file new charges?
How does an inmate get a special attention hearing if they are done with programming and are in IPP?
I understood that they put the inmates into SOTP according to their parole dates
Can we get on to other problems
When is going to happen SOTP
How long does take to get in the program sopt.waiting and waiting
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You pretty much have to call a millon times to get any concern taken seriously
My loved one is in Draper we’ve complained nothing is happening
Promontory has one fan and they take turns turning it towards each section for 30 minutes so they have to shower just to cool off it pisses me off
They treat prisoners like animals
Thank you🥰
If there’s anything I can do please let me know I’m sick of the way our loved ones are treated
Hearing dates ... sorry
Draper is horrible the drug program just so you know
But these guys are having an emergency so there no excuse
When is the move supposed to happen to the new prison
We hope you can join us for Tonight's Monthly UPAN Meeting starting at 6:30 pm MDT. The topic will be a family meeting where we'll answer your questions and note any current issues faced by the families of the incarcerated. Here's the Zoom link:
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Nevada plans to use 3 or 4 drugs for late-July execution
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Nevada plans to use 3 or 4 drugs for late-July execution
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada prison officials disclosed Thursday that they want to use a never-before-tried combination of drugs for the state’s first lethal injection in 15 years, including the powerful opioid fentanyl, the sedative ketamine and a heart-stopping salt, potassium chloride.Disgusting !!! Shame on you Nevada, Shame on their governor he had the chance to end the Death penalty but did not. Disgusting
Check out ACLU Utah’s third installment of "Stories from the Inside." It is a letter from Camy, who is currently incarcerated in Timpanogos Women’s Facility at the Utah State Prison (Draper). Life changed for Camy when the pandemic hit last year, making her life much harder both in and out of prison. Her story shows the relationship between poverty, homelessness, mental illness, and the criminal legal system, and the need to provide support for people who are struggling rather than punishing them with incarceration.
Read her story at the link below...
Stories from the Inside: Episode #3
www.acluutah.org/criminal-justice/item/1715-stories-from-the-inside-3Our third installment of the ACLU of Utah's "Stories from the Inside" is this letter from Camy, who is currently incarcerated in Timpanogos Women’s Facility at the Utah State Prison (Draper).
Life changed for Camy when the pandemic hit last year, making her life much harder both in and out of prison. Her story shows the relationship between poverty, homelessness, mental illness, and the criminal legal system, and the need to provide support for people who are struggling rather than punishing them with incarceration.
Read her story at the link below...
Stories from the Inside: Episode #3
www.acluutah.org/criminal-justice/item/1715-stories-from-the-inside-3
John Oliver welcomes summer by reminding you that prisons are cooking people to death. "Don't act surprised, you know no fun was happening here."
John Oliver welcomes summer by reminding you that prisons are cooking people to death
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"Don't act surprised, you know no fun was happening here."Here’s the video: youtu.be/6fiRDJLjL94
Prison visits are good for inmates, and for everyone else. “Research shows that offenders who are isolated from the outside world during their incarceration have worse outcomes after they’re released. Prison visits are a cheap and effective way to reduce the chances of inmates reoffending when their sentences are over.”
Prison visits are good for inmates, and for everyone else
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In-person visits to Iowa prison inmates are set to resume in early July. That’s good for inmates and their loved …Small Towns Used To See Prisons as a Boon. Now, Many Don’t Want Them. In its search for a new prison’s home, Nebraska finds few places willing to host. The same thing happened in Utah.
Small Towns Used To See Prisons as a Boon. Now, Many Don’t Want Them.
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In its search for a new prison’s home, Nebraska finds few places willing to host.Oregon bill allowing DAs and prisoners to ask court to review sentence, conviction heads to governor’s desk
Bill allowing DAs and prisoners to ask court to review sentence, conviction heads to governor’s desk
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Senate Bill 819 was hailed Tuesday by advocates and supporters as among the most significant changes to the criminal justice system to emerge from the Legislative session.
