Utah State Correctional Facility awarded highest-level accreditation for quality health care services
SALT LAKE CITY — Since taking over operations of correctional health care, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and its Division of Correctional Health Services, has earned...
Last updated: July 2, 2026
Utah prison inmates receive free eye exams
Daylong event gives Rocky Mountain University College of Optometric Medicine students valuable experience Salt Lake City— More than 50 incarcerated individuals received free eye exams and glasses prescriptions during a...
Last updated: May 22, 2025
Utah State Correctional Facility inmates receiving scabies treatment
Scabies treatments for 140 inmates in a housing unit of the Utah State Correctional Facility will temporarily close some areas to visitors and quarantine inmates in the infected unit....
Last updated: May 21, 2025
Utah State Correctional Facility inmates receiving treatment for scabies during outbreak
An outbreak of scabies in a section of the Utah State Correctional Facility will temporarily close some areas to visitors and quarantine inmates in the infected unit....
Last updated: November 27, 2023
Internos de la Prisión Estatal de Utah reciben tratamiento contra la sarna tras un brote
Salt Lake City—Un brote de sarna en una sección de la Correccional Estatal de Utah cerrará algunas áreas a los visitantes y pondrá en cuarentena a los reclusos de la...
Last updated: September 22, 2023
Utah inmates receiving treatment for scabies during outbreak
An outbreak of scabies in a section of the Utah State Correctional Facility will close some areas to visitors and quarantine inmates in the infected unit....
Last updated: September 22, 2023
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When writing about suicide, mental health, or traumatic events follow safe messaging guidelines. Here are some of our favorite resources.
- Safe reporting on suicide
- Watch this webinar on safe messaging done as part of the Utah Suicide Prevention State Plan 2022–2026 webinar series.
- A journalist’s guide for reporting on child abuse and neglect