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(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Prison personnel move into new Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City, Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Prison personnel move into new Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City, Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

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