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Prison relocation officials stress remoteness of proposed sites

Within sight of Salt Lake City International Airport, a small herd of antelope roamed near a canal that cuts through one of the five proposed sites for a new state prison. Ref. Source 2

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Larry Miller family pulls Tooele County property from prison relocation list

The list of sites under consideration for the new Utah State Prison has been narrowed down to four. Ref. Source 6d

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Families protest at final prison relocation open house in Eagle Mountain

"No prison," Amy Saunders yelled Tuesday evening at the steady stream of traffic headed to the Prison Relocation Commission's third and final open house at Eagle Mountain's only middle school. Ref. Source 6y

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Utahns tell prison relocation commission: 'Keep it in Draper'

Eighty-two-year-old Alexandra Eframo shook her fists when asked about how strongly she felt about keeping the Utah State Prison in Draper after testifying before the Legislature's Prison Relocation Commission on Tuesday. Ref. Source 5e

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New prison site could be recommended next week

A new site for the Utah State Prison in Draper could be chosen next Tuesday, and depending on when Gov. Gary Herbert calls lawmakers into special session, it may be up for approval later this month. Ref. Source 2b

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2 prison workers fired, clinical director reassigned following inmate's death

A physician assistant and supervising nurse were fired by the Utah Department of Corrections on Thursday as a result of two separate investigations into the death of a Utah State Prison inmate who was stood up for two kidney dialysis treatments in April. Ref. Source 5i

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Salt Lake City could launch referendum to stop prison move from Draper to SLC

Mayor Ralph Becker raised the possibility of launching a referendum to stop the Utah State Prison move. Ref. Source 8x

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Legislature approves moving prison to Salt Lake City site

The Legislature voted Wednesday to relocate the Utah State Prison from Draper to a site west of Salt Lake City International Airport, ending years of debate among lawmakers. Ref. Source 3v