Ogden • The number of deaths in Utah prisons last year was only down slightly from 2016, and two of them were drug-related, according to new report by the state.
A review by the state Department of Corrections and mandated by lawmakers shows 20 inmates died last year. The report was obtained through a public records request by the Standard-Examiner in Ogden.
One 88-year-old male inmate died in a prison infirmary of an accidental overdose of Tylenol, according to the report. The other drug-related death was a 65-year-old man who was found dead in his cell after overdosing on methamphetamine.