The Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Two new legislative audits paint a picture of inadequate and flawed mental health care in Utah’s state prison in Salt Lake City.
The reviews released Tuesday found employees failed to properly monitor those at risk of suicide, and the impact is illustrated in several examples of self harm, with one person taking their own life…