Utah State Prison
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Utah State Prison was one of two prisons managed by the Utah Department of Corrections' Division of Institutional Operations. It was located in Draper, Utah, United States, about 20 miles southwest of
Entrance to the Wasatch Facility of the prison, June 2007
Utah State Prison main complex, December 2007
Promontory Unit of the prison, December 2007
Execution chamber
Execution chamber
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An execution chamber, or death chamber, is a room or chamber in which capital punishment is carried out. Execution chambers are almost always inside the walls of a maximum-security prison, although no
Utah State Prison
…These units range from minimum security to supermax. The Uintas housed maximum security units for male inmates and included a supermax facility and execution chamber. Wasatch and Oquirrhs housed the medium security male inmates. Promontory was a medium security therapeutic community designed to treat drug abusers…
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