Central Utah Correctional Facility
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The Central Utah Correctional Facility is one of two prison
s managed by the Utah Department of Corrections
' Division of Institutional Operations. It is located in Gunnison, Utah
in the central part of the state. The prison was completed in 1990 and has a capacity for 1,125 prisoners.
Commonly referred to as "CUCF", this facility is composed of two main housing units: Henry and Boulder. Henry is broken up into four sections - Aspen, Birch, Cedar, and Dogwood (also called "SMU" for "Special Management Unit"). Boulder is divided into three buildings - Elm, Fir, and Gale. Aspen, Birch and Cedar house regular population inmates. Dogwood (SMU) is a short term housing unit intended for those in transport, those waiting to be moved into other sections, and those being punished. Elm houses some college students, but also contains "lock-down", or punishment, sections. Fir houses inmates who are either enrolled in or are waiting to begin the in-patient substance abuse treatment program "HOPE" (Helping Offenders Parole Effectively).
The prison is used to house up to maximum security types of inmates. Unlike the Utah State Prison
located in Draper
, CUCF is located in a rural part of the state, and thus more isolated from the main population centers of Utah. The prison is undergoing an expansion and is adding 192 beds to meet the growing needs of Utah's offender population.
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
s managed by the Utah Department of Corrections
Utah Department of Corrections
Utah Department of Corrections, or UDC, is a government agency dedicated to the management and supervision of convicted felons in the State of Utah. It is currently led by the Executive Director Tom Patterson...
' Division of Institutional Operations. It is located in Gunnison, Utah
Gunnison, Utah
Gunnison is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,394 at the 2000 census. The city was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.-Geography:...
in the central part of the state. The prison was completed in 1990 and has a capacity for 1,125 prisoners.
Commonly referred to as "CUCF", this facility is composed of two main housing units: Henry and Boulder. Henry is broken up into four sections - Aspen, Birch, Cedar, and Dogwood (also called "SMU" for "Special Management Unit"). Boulder is divided into three buildings - Elm, Fir, and Gale. Aspen, Birch and Cedar house regular population inmates. Dogwood (SMU) is a short term housing unit intended for those in transport, those waiting to be moved into other sections, and those being punished. Elm houses some college students, but also contains "lock-down", or punishment, sections. Fir houses inmates who are either enrolled in or are waiting to begin the in-patient substance abuse treatment program "HOPE" (Helping Offenders Parole Effectively).
The prison is used to house up to maximum security types of inmates. Unlike the Utah State Prison
Utah State Prison
Utah State Prison, or USP, is one of two prisons managed by the Utah Department of Corrections' Division of Institutional Operations. It is located in Draper, Utah, United States, about 20 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.-History:...
located in Draper
Draper, Utah
Draper is a city in Salt Lake and Utah Counties in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's fastest-growing city over 5,000 people . Its population in 1990 was 7,143 and had grown to 25,220 by the 2000 census...
, CUCF is located in a rural part of the state, and thus more isolated from the main population centers of Utah. The prison is undergoing an expansion and is adding 192 beds to meet the growing needs of Utah's offender population.
See also
- Utah Department of CorrectionsUtah Department of CorrectionsUtah Department of Corrections, or UDC, is a government agency dedicated to the management and supervision of convicted felons in the State of Utah. It is currently led by the Executive Director Tom Patterson...
- Gunnison, UtahGunnison, UtahGunnison is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,394 at the 2000 census. The city was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.-Geography:...