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‘This ain’t Utah’: Advocates led by Paris Hilton urge lawmakers to pass reforms for ‘troubled-teen’ treatment centers

Legislation gets unanimous approval in committee and some say it doesn’t go far enough on restraints, drugs and isolation rooms.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton recounts her experiences as a teenager at Provo Canyon School during a hearing on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.