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Utah prison employees, inmates prepare to move

Inside the Utah State Prison, everyone is just waiting to see what happens next

By Ben Winslow
FOX 13 Now

DRAPER — Inside the Utah State Prison, everyone is just waiting to see what happens next.

“I follow the legislative session just like everyone else and see what they decide,” said warden Alfred Bigelow.

The prison hosted reporters for a tour of the facility on Wednesday. As the legislature votes on resolutions to move the prison and make way for development on its 700-acre campus, the impact will be felt by everyone who works (and does time) here.

“There’s a lot of uncertainty,” said Capt. Ronald Wilson. “I tell people we are moving, it’s just a matter of when.”

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