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Representative Howard Urges Moving Secure Forensic Facility Near Utah State Hospital
Summary
Rep. Howard asked the House to support a change relocating the proposed secure forensic mental-health facility from next to the state prison to a site near the Utah State Hospital in Provo, arguing it would be cheaper and reduce escapes; discussion included cost and safety trade-offs.
Representative Howard spoke on S.B. 56 and urged relocating a proposed secure forensic mental-health facility from a site adjacent to the Utah State Prison to land near the Utah State Hospital in Provo. "I am standing to ask that a correctional facility be moved into my district within a few blocks of my house," Howard said, then argued the change makes practical sense because many persons sent for evaluation are already…
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