Salt Lake Tribune · Jul 15, 2019
Commentary: Legislative incompetence at the heart of prison problems
(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Governor Gary Herbert, center, turns dirt along with other dignitaries at the site of the new prison, Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Rep. Brad Wilson, R-Layton, is left of the Governor, and Rep. Eric Hutchings, R-Kearns, is to the right.The Utah prison relocation is a mess, thanks in no small part to the corrupt and inept leadership of the Utah Legislature.
Legislators wanted the Draper prison property for commercial and residential real estate development. They forced the change down our throats, ignoring citizen preferences, quality of life issues and the economic consequences to Utah taxpayers.