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Inmates ‘getting eaten alive’ by insects at new Utah prison. Officials knew it could happen, records show.

Inmates arrived at the site in mid-July, during the summer mosquito season. They had no access to bug repellent as officials scrambled to mitigate swarms, records indicate.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new Utah State Prison is seen from Audubon’s Gillmor Sanctuary on the Great Salt Lake's South Shore on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Inmates arrived at the site in mid-July, during the summer mosquito season, and some have complained of "getting eaten alive" with bites. They had no access to bug repellent as officials scrambled to mitigate swarms, records indicate.