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Utah House backs resolution to begin process of relocating Draper state prison
Summary
The Utah House on March 4 passed HCR 8, a concurrent resolution expressing intent to relocate the Draper state prison and establishing guiding principles for that work, after debate about oversight, privatization and community impacts. An amendment clarifying county–state housing arrangements was adopted.
The Utah House on March 4 approved a concurrent resolution (HCR 8) expressing the Legislature’s intent to begin planning for relocation of the Draper state prison, citing public safety, reduced recidivism and long‑term facility needs.
Representative Wilson, sponsor of the resolution, told colleagues the Prison Relocation and Development Authority had recommended moving the prison and that the Draper complex requires substantial repairs. “The state prison is surrounded by significant development,” Wilson said, and the facility is “falling apart, which has nearly $250,000,000 worth of repairs just to keep the walls up.”
The resolution directs that relocation be pursued with “careful, serious, and deliberate consideration,” taking into account criminal…
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