Father fears Utah bill to better provide substance misuse treatment in jails wouldn’t do enough to prevent deaths
Utah's SB115 would require jail staff to screen inmates for substance misuse — a first step that could ensure they get needed ...
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Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world
All are alleged members of the Islamic State group, captured during the final days of the extremists’ so-called caliphate declared in large parts of Iraq and Syria. The Gweiran Prison ...
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Family says NJ corrections failures led to man's suicide at Northern State Prison
Justice Lassiter died by suicide in March 2023, more than two years into a seven-year sentence at Northern State Prison in Newark. If he'd made parole as soon as he was eligible, he would have ...
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Preventing hot car deaths: How well protected are Utah's K-9 officers?
SALT LAKE CITY — In the summer of 2023, Loki, a Department of Corrections K-9 ... not the kennels inside the Utah State Correctional Facility. The timestamp shows it was just before 7 p.m ...
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Inmate injured in Central NY state prison dies, family says
Utica, N.Y. — An inmate who was badly injured last month at a Central New York state prison has died, his family said. The inmate, Edward Sholtz, 22, died Sunday at Wynn Hospital in Utica ...
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Sundance film ‘Omaha’ screened at Utah state prison
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Utah State Correctional Facility turned into a Sundance ... Friday’s screening is a part of the University of Utah’s prison education program. Program director Andy Eisen ...
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Menzies v. Utah Department of Corrections
The plaintiffs, a group of individuals sentenced to death in Utah, brought suit against the Department of Corrections and various state officials, challenging Utah’s current execution protocols for ...
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Mountain West rankings: Utah State getting no respect; Colorado State's surge continues
Each week, Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray will rank the Mountain West basketball teams. Here are this week’s rankings, with each team’s record and a comment. All records and rankings are ...
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Utah Backs Landmark Agreement to Bring Electric Aircraft, Chargers to State
Utah is backing a partnership that aims to make the state a global hub for electric aviation ahead of the 2034 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. On Tuesday, electric aircraft and charging ...
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Inmate, 77, dies at Arizona State Prison Complex in Yuma after suspected 'physical altercation'
An inmate died at Onvida Health Yuma Regional Medical Center on Jan. 22, the Arizona Department of Corrections ... he was later pronounced dead. AZ state workers accepted bribes, damaged ...
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Corrections director advocates for embattled state agency: 'Prison is not Disneyland'
Department of Corrections Executive Director Steven Harpe advocated for an agency that has endured withering criticism recently. Violence in state prisons was spotlighted in October during a ...