It's been over four years since the new Utah State Prison's groundbreaking.

Utah is closing in on the final chapters of the yearslong, controversial saga of building a new prison from scratch.

Utah death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies is scheduled to be executed by firing squad just after midnight on Sept. 5.

The new prison is near 7200 West and Interstate 80 in Salt Lake City. The area, known as the northwest quadrant, is relatively undeveloped, and that presented Ambre with his first challenge.

The Utah Department of Corrections is now officially preparing for the firing squad execution of Ralph Leroy Menzies, the 67-year-old inmate sentenced to death row for the 1986 kidnapping and murder ...

The new Utah penitentiary is the worst state debacle since Syncrete. It is now projected to cost 18% to 22% more than the $650 million claimed, have 400 fewer beds and take up to 18 months longer ...

The cost to build the new Utah state prison in Salt Lake City is expected to cost more than $100 million above the last estimate, and as a cost-cutting measure, it will now be smaller than the ...

Two Utah legislators who toured the state's new prison say they were encouraged by what they saw there despite staffing shortages.

Political leaders held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Utah State Prison site, marking the completion of a massive project that began over six years ago.

Staffing shortages proved to be the most pronounced challenge in the new facility. The Utah Department of Corrections has periodically struggled to attract and retain staff, and the prison ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Saturday that she directed her department to drop the case against Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, who had been charged with conspiracy to defraud the government and other ...

The Utah Department of Corrections completed the move from Draper to the new site in Salt Lake City this week.