Central Utah Correctional Facility

Last updated
Central Utah Correctional Facility
Entrance sign at Central Utah Correctional Facility.jpg
Central Utah Correctional Facility
Central Utah Correctional Facility
Location255 East 300 North
Gunnison, Utah
United States
Coordinates 39°9′54.92″N111°48′38.15″W / 39.1652556°N 111.8105972°W / 39.1652556; -111.8105972
StatusOperational
Capacity1,800
Opened1990
Managed by Utah Department of Corrections
Warden
  • 1990-1997 Frederick van der Veur
  • 1997-1999 Earl Hobby
  • 1999-2001 James Smith
  • 2001-2004 Gregory W. Jacquart
  • 2004-2006 Jerry Jorgenson

The Central Utah Correctional Facility (CUCF, also known as the Central Utah Correctional Facility - Gunnison Prison) is a prison in Gunnison, Utah, United States, that is one of two prisons managed by the Utah Department of Corrections' Division of Institutional Operations. [1] It's also death row for women in Utah.

Contents

Description

The prison was completed in 1990 and has a capacity for 1,800 prisoners. [2]

CUCF is composed of two main housing units: Henry and Boulder. [2] 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, Gale and Hickory. 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). Gale houses inmates who are part of the STRIVE (Success through Responsibility, Integrity, Values and Effort). Hickory is controlled, maximum security unit housing "level two" inmates. [3]

Central Utah Correctional Facility as viewed from US89. Central Utah COrrectional Facility as seen from US89.jpg
Central Utah Correctional Facility as viewed from US89.

The prison is used to house up to maximum security inmates. Unlike the Utah State Correctional Facility located in Salt Lake City, CUCF is located in a rural part of the state, and thus more isolated from the main population centers of Utah. [2] The prison underwent an expansion concluding in 2008, adding 192 beds in the Hickory unit to meet the growing needs of Utah's offender population. [4] The prison was again expanded in 2016, raising capacity to 1800. [5]

Notable inmates

InmateNumberStatusDescription
Troy Kell 72819 [6] on death rowMurder
Mark Hofmann 41235 [7] life sentenceMurder, theft by deception, fraud
Spencer Monnet241725 [8] 5 years to life sentenceRape
Nick Clatterbuck 33368 [9] 5 years to life sentenceMurder
Jorge Benvenuto126399 [10] life sentenceMurder

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gunnison, Utah</span> City in Utah, United States

Gunnison is a city in the Sevier Valley in southwestern Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,509 at the 2020 census. The city was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.

Arizona State Prison Complex – Phoenix is one of 13 prison facilities operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC). ASPC-Phoenix is located in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, which includes a minimum security unit near Globe, the Arizona Correctional Facility for Woman (ACW), and ASPC-Aspen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry</span> Law enforcement agency

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry, commonly and formerly referred to as simply the Arizona Department of Corrections, is the statutory law enforcement agency responsible for the incarceration of inmates in 13 prisons in the U.S. state of Arizona. As of December 2015, the ADC manages over 42,643 imprisoned inmates and over 5,466 inmates who have been paroled or that are statutorily released. ADC is also in involved in recruitment and training of Correctional Officers at the Correctional Officer Training Academy (COTA) in Tucson, Arizona. The ADC is headquartered in Downtown Phoenix.

Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility (MCCTF) is one of 13 prison facilities in Arizona housing prisoners of the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC). The facility is located in Marana, Pima County, Arizona, approximately 100 miles south of Phoenix, Arizona.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Supermax prison</span> Most secure levels of custody in the prison systems of certain countries

A super-maximum security (supermax) or administrative maximum (ADX) prison is a "control-unit" prison, or a unit within prisons, which represents the most secure level of custody in the prison systems of certain countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation</span> Law enforcement agency in California, USA

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is the penal law enforcement agency of the government of California responsible for the operation of the California state prison and parole systems. Its headquarters are in Sacramento.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tennessee Department of Correction</span> Government agency in Tennessee, United States

The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is a Cabinet-level agency within the Tennessee state government responsible for the oversight of more than 20,000 convicted offenders in Tennessee's fourteen prisons, three of which are privately managed by CoreCivic. The department is headed by the Tennessee Commissioner of Correction, who is currently Frank Strada. TDOC facilities' medical and mental health services are provided by Corizon. Juvenile offenders not sentenced as adults are supervised by the independent Tennessee Department of Children's Services, while inmates granted parole or sentenced to probation are overseen by the Department of Correction (TDOC)/Department of Parole. The agency is fully accredited by the American Correctional Association. The department has its headquarters on the sixth floor of the Rachel Jackson Building in Nashville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oklahoma State Penitentiary</span> Prison in McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S

The Oklahoma State Penitentiary, nicknamed "Big Mac", is a prison of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections located in McAlester, Oklahoma, on 1,556 acres (6.30 km2). Opened in 1908 with 50 inmates in makeshift facilities, today the prison holds more than 750 male offenders, the vast majority of which are maximum-security inmates. They also hold many death row prisoners.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Concord</span> Prison in Concord, Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Concord (MCI-Concord) is a medium security prison for men located in Concord, Massachusetts in the United States. Opened in 1878, it is the oldest running state prison for men in Massachusetts. This prison is under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Department of Correction. There are 570 inmates with a total capacity of 614 general population beds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monroe Correctional Complex</span>

Monroe Correctional Complex is a Washington State Department of Corrections men's prison located in Monroe, Washington, United States. With an operating capacity of 2,500, it is the second largest prison in the state. It opened in 1910, 21 years after statehood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Utah State Prison</span> Former mixed security prison in Draper, Utah, United States

Utah State Prison (USP) 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 (32 km) southwest of Salt Lake City. It was replaced by the Utah State Correctional Facility in July 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Utah Department of Corrections</span>

The Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) is a government agency dedicated to the management and supervision of convicted felons in the U.S. state of Utah. It is currently led by the Executive Director Brian Nielson. It has its headquarters in the Utah Department of Corrections Administration Building in Draper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Texas Department of Criminal Justice</span> Department of the government of Texas

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, and private correctional facilities, funding and certain oversight of community supervision, and supervision of offenders released from prison on parole or mandatory supervision. The TDCJ operates the largest prison system in the United States.

The Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility was a minimum, medium, and maximum state juvenile facility of the Indiana Department of Correction. It was located on Girls School Road, 8 miles (13 km) west of downtown Indianapolis. The facility currently houses 185 female inmates ranging in age from twelve years to twenty-one years. The facility was originally established in 1907 as an all-girls school and was known for most of its history as the Indiana Girls School. In 2006, juvenile male offenders were assigned to the facility as well. In late 2007 all male offenders were transferred to other state facilities and the Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility reverted to being an all female facility. In 2009 the girls were moved to the Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility, and the former IJCF became the current location of the Indiana Women's Prison.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lowell Correctional Institution</span> Prison in Florida, United States

Lowell Correctional Institution is a women's prison in unincorporated Marion County, Florida, north of Ocala, in the unincorporated area of Lowell. A part of the Florida Department of Corrections, it serves as the primary prison for women in the state. Almost 3,000 women are incarcerated in the complex, which includes the Lowell Annex. As of 2015 2,696 women are in the main Lowell CI, making it the largest prison for women in the United States; its prison population became larger than that of the Central California Women's Facility that year.

Logan Correctional Center is an Illinois Department of Corrections prison for female and transgender offenders in Broadwell Township, Logan County, Illinois, near Lincoln and 30 miles (48 km) north of Springfield. The 150-acre (61 ha) prison opened in January 1978. A 57-acre (23 ha) plot of fenced land houses general population prisoners. It lies just south of the Lincoln Correctional Center, a facility for male offenders.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">State Correctional Institution – Chester</span>

State Correctional Institution – Chester is a medium-security, all-male correctional facility in Chester, Pennsylvania, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Winn Correctional Center (WCC) is a state prison for men, part of the Louisiana Department of Corrections prison system, located about 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Winnfield in unincorporated Winn Parish, Louisiana. It is within the Kisatchie National Forest.

Thumb Correctional Facility (TCF) is a Michigan prison, located in Lapeer, for male prisoners. It is a Level II, lower-level security prison.

References

  1. Utah Department of Corrections. (2006, December 19). Utah Department of Corrections Facilities. Retrieved March 31, 2007, from http://www.cr.ex.state.ut.us/corrections/facilities/ Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 Utah Department of Corrections (2006, December 19). Central Utah Correctional Facility. Retrieved April 10, 2007, from http://www.cr.ex.state.ut.us/corrections/facilities/cucf.html Archived 2007-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Boulders". corrections.utah.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  4. Winslow, Ben (2007-10-31). "Prisons face bed shortage". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  5. "Central Utah Correctional Facility". Utah Department of Corrections. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  6. "Utah Offender Search: Troy M. Kell".
  7. "Utah Offender Search: Mark W. Hofmann". corrections.utah.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  8. "Offender Search".
  9. "Offender Search".
  10. "Offender Search".