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Built into the new prison, which opened nearly one year ago, is a four-bed nursery for moms and infants. But as the Department of Corrections tries to get the program off the ground, it’s run into a major roadblock — it wasn’t able to secure funding from the Legislature during this year’s legislative session.The Utah Legislature cited oversight concerns after numerous shortcomings in prison health care were detailed in back-to-back audits.To read more, check out https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/04/27/utahs-prison-is-trying-launch/

