In a Special Session on Wednesday, August 19th the both houses of the Utah State Legislature voted to approve HCR101 Concurrent Resolution Approving Site for New State Correctional Facilities to move the Utah State Prison in Draper to a new site West of the Salt Lake International Airport (located approximately at 7200 West and I-80). The Prison Relocation Committee voted … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Hunger Strike at Utah State Prison
There's been a media frenzy over the past few days about a current hunger strike happening at the Utah State Prison. UPAN organizers have been hard at work fielding questions and interviews with reporters on the matter as well as gathering the facts. On Friday, July 31st a group of 42 inmates housed at the maximum-security Uinta 2 facility at the Utah State Prison refused … [Read more...]