Workers worry Utah’s new billion dollar prison isn’t safe

In August, an officer with the Utah Department of Corrections emailed an alert to state legislators.
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[@ClintWestVood]

416,000 dollars per inmate. Garbage building and garbage people who decided to build it.

[@Narcissisticpotato]

It’s a prison.

[@shandyhilling7889]

Staffing is a nationwide problem,

[@rickeedavenport1738]

Prison shouldn’t be for profit!

[@smorris281]

It’s pretty bad when inmates are concerned about the safety of the guards.

[@techlife4667]

💯

[@3rdFloorblog]

It's basically their house too. No one likes trouble in the neighborhood.

[@rbmh]

Unbelievable it has gone this far.

[@american236]

Yeah

[@Tfarms2009]

Direct supervision doesn’t work

[@johncorrell6405]

The people who passed legislation and budgets, the people who made this design, all of these should be in that very prison. A disgrace and an insult to the people of Utah.

[@santacruzman]

Maybe you have a point if the human animal were not fallible. You may be making unwarranted assumptions, but I forgive you.

[@anthonymartinez4307]

A disgrace to the nation unconstitutional laws in these predatory criminals everyone is bought and not following actual law. This is scary they are planning for something more sinister……

[@kpdvw]

look into how Lousiana /Alabama handles the mosquito problem in their Swamp prisons locations

[@Tesla69420]

The fact that prisons are private companies is insane!! it’s literally a business.. there should only be state or federal prisons!!

[@debbiebrantley61]

Facts!!!!

[@MichaelLawrenceMagic]

The government is a business too, a really inefficient one that would go bankrupt if they weren't allowed to rob literally everyone.

[@american236]

This is a state prison.

[@mikepekala832]

The same companies that own them also own rap music labels.

[@DezaRay24]

So is the lds church but nobody makes them pay taxes

[@corrupt803]

Rehabilitation? Places them in a mosquito sanctuary to help. Great job Utah

[@MM-gd1dw]

There was plenty of land on the old prison site, on which to build new buildings. The real issue was greedy developers that coveted that very valuable land. In Utah money is king unlike any other state. Read between the lines here.

[@Trouttiger]

My family needs to eat so BOO HOO

[@judithgrace9850]

Greed

[@rlbrown1009]

Terribly sad!

[@OkieBadu]

Pretty sure money is king EVERYWHERE not just utah

[@andreabontempo643]

@@OkieBadu Right?

[@mikeperkins4877]

Pay for me to move to Utah

[@davidhowell1415]

That’s truly terrible

[@oldfart2413]

They were told about this before the final decisions were made. Politicians who are in real estate and benefit from the move to the swamp. Follow the money especially of the politicians that were on the committee.

[@peanutbutterisfu]

100% follow the money to see what state officials made money

[@eligreg99]

First off why do we spend so much on prison? Isn’t that alarming to anyone?

[@CarsCatAliens]

They PAID close to a billion... Doesn't mean it COST a billion., Someone shuffled money off that

[@deadbrother5355]

The prison no one asked for, but we were told it was super necessary.

[@cornucopiaofcool2144]

144 hours every two weeks that's a prison unto itself. 'Hard to retain employees with low pay" Ya think?

[@dontcopymystyle4469]

💯💯💯

[@Noname-eu5uj]

Easy hours

[@WiseOwl_1408]

@@Noname-eu5uj too many for me. 72 is a bit much

[@victoriahope8371]

That calculates to just about half of a week. Work a week get a week off (including sleep). They must go into work exhausted. Not safe for folks who are drowsy operating mace and guns and the like.

[@edwardchaffin1877]

Prison is not supposed to be pleasant places

[@donpapi2141]

The problem is the billion dollar price tag, I bet they only spent $100million and kept the other $900million for themselves

[@jesusrodriguez8758]

It sound like prison the point is not to, want to go back.

[@mikecarr1484]

It's called prison... Not happy camp .

[@donpapi2141]

The problem is the billion dollar price tag, I bet they only spent $100million and kept the other $900million for themselves

[@alisonfowler8193]

This is so ridiculous. All that money.

[@scottsmarts6859]

It's 1 billion dollars its gotta be perfect.

[@mrhappy1245]

Someone put a lot of money in their pockets. That's what it's really about.

[@nickhill8612]

A big kick back to someone.

[@loyd5763]

Why doesn't Fox cover the substandard conditions at Rikers Island?

[@rilorobinson7685]

ANOTHER PRISON!!! WOW AMERICA

[@rainbowsunshinekitty3953]

A billion dollars! Someone was greedy.

[@donshilo2024]

A billion dollars 😬 someone pocketed half billion. Tallest building in the world cost a billion dollars in Dubai this jail not close to that!

[@GoodToGoIndustries]

When a politician tells an audience that because of the design of a prison building that it will now suddenly make being a prison guard a job that will be looked forward to every day. Seriously? And people just believed him. People are f'ing idiots.

[@croiners4166]

Ridiculous

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Sounds like it was supposed to be demoralizing for the inmates, guards, _and_ Utah in general.

[@thehighcheef9836]

They need to get a list of all the share holders/ investors of the prison!!!! ASAP

[@gailsylva7945]

I don't want to hear ONE prisoner complain.

[@Big_LosF]

At some point while building the facility I'm sure they git tore up by mosquitos. I'm sure they shrugged the problem away an continued building. Ignorance played a big part in this

[@silverscout2643]

The only reason they moved is because thd old location was needed for the high speed tech corridor

[@jaredwhite489]

Built for millions over budget. No staff. Built in a giant sinkhole. Should of just expanded Gunnison

[@2cookies4awriteout]

Sounds like a cash grab

[@HungNguyen91622]

Bruh in Susanville/ high desert in California is like this during the season where mosquitos come out. There be like 50 mosquitoes attack you and there is like 100 inmates out on the yard.

[@laurencaulton103]

Nobody wondered about the $ billion pricetag? People made some money off this!!

[@brucenome989]

A billion dollar prison wow

[@CYCLONE4499]

Half or more of the prisons in the US are understaffed or undertrained or both. Even some county jails are dangerous.

[@McK2Official]

The whole point... Stay your 🐴🐎 out of prison. As an inmate or employee...

[@Rangetechus]

They must’ve looked at Canadian Corrections and thought this is just stoopid enough it might work… Shameful.

[@t.h.8475]

Sounds very dangerous. Whoever came up with that new system should have to work in the prison.

[@encinobalboa]

No privacy is the problem.

[@kollennekoll5997]

Corruption.

[@dailydriven]

Inmates complaining? Don't do the crime then.

[@altabird44]

A perfect example of doing business "the Utah way"!

[@ajax7ox729]

This was approved before construction?

[@lucystrider728]

Somebody made a lot of money...

[@vibezisland2070]

A billion dollar Plus. Dam shame...

[@kkmobilehose7684]

Prison in the rehabilitation department why do we allow this in society.

[@marcusjones9160]

Got to pay more money now to get the staff

[@sherise_2020]

They knew about the mosquitoes problem .if someone looks hard enough you’ll see the back door deals.

[@josue24]

This is propaganda to get more funding

[@mercilessgaming746]

The reason it’s failing is because the people who wanted this prison an designed it probably never worked as a correctional officer. And also never took the consideration of listening to the guards on how this facility should have been. Happens in many correctional facilities sadly.

[@smolpener7430]

Because when CEOs want advice on how to run a fortune 500 company, then go to their own bottom level employees that barely made it out of highschool.

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

It happen in the building of any facility and the development of many products. They only consult with the people who use the Facility/Product early on. All final decisions are decided by the Suits who have No Clue whats what.

[@Alien300Blackout]

@@smolpener7430 If a college degree is so great then this facility would not be having these issues,people with degrees are the one making the important decisions

[@EbonySaints]

@@smolpener7430 Ironically, someone without a GED or a High School diploma probably could have pointed out the problems with the prison way faster. Apparently, common sense isn't on the curriculum for most MBA programs.

[@WS-ul5fb]

@@sidneyvandykeii3169 What?

[@chadrathbone]

Haha which party signed the check, which company designed it and who built it? I’m sure they’re all friends and family.

[@rogerlarue4927]

I never heard of an inmate complain about their living conditions.

[@Modern_Nostalgia]

If this is the future of prison, crime rates would plummet in the US

[@lowtiertactical7701]

Wow never knew safety was really even a debate with the issue of prisons.

[@rebeccacombs8781]

It's all about the money, making profit... Safety is not an issue and neither is rehabilitation...

[@annomyous1]

You ain't locked up for comfort. Mosquitoes ect. You do crime do time.

[@danielboone6631]

All the state was worried about was the land the old prison was on and more devolvement. Then build the new one on land that no one else wanted, because swamp land.

[@pinettesteve]

that swamp is critical pronghorn, waterfowl habitat. It was once huntable public land. It is also sinking, and causing underground watershed issues. it must be continuously sump pumped, causing water to move towards the prison, picking up heavy metals, and toxins from the old dumps, and the tailings pond.

[@spunn_co]

gold fish simple fix

[@pegcity4eva]

You know that worthless land was owned by someone connected who got top dollar for it.

[@cljoe35]

Another reason to NOT commit a crime.

[@seanmayo206]

Billion dollar prison? It's supposed to be the Ritz. Dam people.

[@banesbox]

It’s a prison, not a vacation home. Action & consequence.

[@samename3926]

That's no billion dollar prison , more like a 20million and someone got paid

[@leonardjenkins2801]

Stay out of prison

[@annealisa3893]

Facility.. alot of officers are quitting

[@greggthunderburg7294]

All those people touting it got their money out of it, that's all they care about.

[@american236]

What a JOKE!!!

[@Gonzalezelvis47]

Just make prisons like they are in Russia

[@rob4147]

Another billion should fix it

[@shaunaellis6619]

Just charge it to taxpayers accounts

[@khrystleooo6994]

The law says these prisons must stay at 90% capacity. Prisons for profit. 🤔

[@toniagipson3293]

Something sinister

[@chipsanks7916]

I wouldn’t work at any billion dollar facility without making 6 figures.

[@glengg6925]

Who the f builds a billion dollar prison with all the homelessness people sleeping on the streets 😴 incredible whoever involved should definitely be fired

[@stevengreenwade8286]

I hope and pray that it fails!

[@chrisrish1937]

What a joke

[@melissaanderson821]

What a waste of money 💰

[@happygrandma4ruthP]

The people that make the laws should have to work in the prison because that's the only way things will change. Praying for the Correction officer's 🙏🏿

[@santacruzman]

There ought to be a simulation program that tests human containment from the architectual plans.

[@williamchandler2558]

Prison isn't supposed t to be pleasant !

[@onceagain6184]

"Tough on crime "= waste of money, lack of concern for inmates and staff.

[@rlbrown1009]

That is just horrible! Who designed & built this? That is completely unacceptable.

[@santacruzman]

The nerve of them!

[@thealarmclock9307]

How many prisoners are there for non violent offenses that have already served 3 years or more???

[@WendyMG247]

Don't forget the Wrongly Convicted Innocent 🥺💔

[@j3rseyboi]

So they pretty much got a lemon for a prison!

[@honestlynate7922]

Overtime should never be mandatory. Holding someone against their will and blackmailing them with their job should be illegal. Mandatory overtime should be illegal

[@kevinduffy2502]

The other side of the nasty blue, the system is broken and needs to be replaced

[@therandomking7157]

It's a prison. Of course it's not safe

[@rjmartinsgutinstinctspodcast]

It's called money laundering. that cost about 2-3 mill to construct. it's always money laundering.

[@SasquatchWithStyle]

Don't commit crimes and you won't have to worry about prison.

[@jackfenton2271]

UTAH corruption elevated.

[@oldfart2413]

Many of us warned about the stupidity of Utah legislatures mainly those tied to real estate on the committee to move the prison. Follow those legislatures who voted for this issue and their financial gains.

[@dioscurimas1018]

Tip, crime doesn't pay !!!

[@stormynatero1385]

Noted.

[@smolpener7430]

Oh noooo, the poor little murderers getting bit by mosquitoes.

[@DLaing898]

Massive waste of Tax payer dollars.

[@3rdFloorblog]

Regardless if you're an inmate or a guard, you deserve a safe and secure environment. These folks are getting neither, even after so much taxpayer money has been spent. There will be no "easy" or cheap fix for a problem that should've been foreseen and resolved long before the gates were opened for new residents.

[@seanmayo206]

We don't have family structure anymore.

[@lavee88]

The preparation on the problems that are occurring now..listen to what he said get ready people..We're in the last days..

[@obedhernandez749]

Jail ain't pretty. If y'all think that's bad go to a prison in Mexico