Utah State Prison
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Utah State Prison, or USP, is one of two prisons managed by the Utah Department of Corrections' Division of Institutional Operations.[1] It is located in Draper, Utah, about 20 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.[2]
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[edit] History
The prison location was once remote and the nearby communities were rural. Since the 1950s, when the prison was built, business parks and residential neighborhoods have been developed in the area. This has prompted the possibility of moving the prison to a more isolated location.[3]
[edit] Facility
The large prison complex houses both male and female prisoners in separate units. The prison has a capacity of over 4,000 inmates.[2]
[edit] Notable inmates
- Gary Gilmore was exectued at the Utah State Prison in 1977. He was the first prisoner legally put to death in the United States since 1967 following a reversal of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling ending a moratorium on capital punishment.[4]
- Thomas Arthur Green, a convicted bigamist and noted practicing polygamist, currently resides here serving out his sentences.[5]
- Mark Hofmann, convicted for murder and forgery, is currently incarcerated at the Utah State Prison.[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Utah Department of Corrections. (2006, December 19). Utah Department of Corrections Facilities. Retrieved March 31, 2007, from http://www.cr.ex.state.ut.us/corrections/facilities/
- ^ a b Utah Department of Corrections. (2006, December 19). Utah State Prison. Retrieved March 31, 2007, from http://www.cr.ex.state.ut.us/corrections/facilities/usp.html
- ^ Dougherty, J. M., & Stewart, E. (2005, May 29). To move or not to move: That's question for prison. Deseret Morning News. Retrieved March 31, 2007, from http://www.citizensedproject.org/prisonmove3.html
- ^ About:Cribe/Punishment. (Unknown last update). Any Last Words?. Retrieved March 31, 2007, from http://crime.about.com/od/history/qt/lstwrds_gilmore.htm
- ^ Coalition for Religious Freedom and Tolerance. (2002, March 11). LATEST NEWS ON TOM GREEN AND FAMILY. Retrieved March 31, 2007, from http://www.religious-freedoms.org/latest_news_on_tom_green_and_fam.htm
- ^ Gurrister, T. (2005, October 9). Hofmann case revisited. Standard-Examiner.
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