Utah State Prison

Utah State Prison
Map
LocationEntrance to the Wasatch Facility of the prison, June 2007
Coordinates40°29.5′N 111°54′W / 40.4917°N 111.900°W / 40.4917; -111.900
Statusclosed
Security classmixed
Capacityover 4000
Opened1951
ClosedJuly 15, 2022
Managed byUtah Department of Corrections
DirectorBrian Nielsen
Street address14425 Bitterbrush Lane
CityDraper
State/provinceUtah
ZIP Code84020
CountryUnited States
Utah State Prison main complex, December 2007
Promontory Unit of the prison, December 2007

Utah State Prison (USP) was one of two prisons managed by the Utah Department of Corrections' Division of Institutional Operations.[1] It was located in Draper, Utah, United States, about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Salt Lake City.[2] It was replaced by the Utah State Correctional Facility in July 2022.

  1. ^ "Utah Department of Corrections Facilities". cr.ex.state.ut.us. Utah Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2007 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Utah Department of Corrections. (2006, December 19). Utah State Prison. Retrieved March 31, 2007, from http://www.cr.ex.state.ut.us/corrections/facilities/usp.html