DRAPER — For the first time since the start of the pandemic, inmates will be allowed to receive in-person visits at the Utah State Prison in Draper.
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Visitations will resume Friday at the prison and the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison.
According to the Utah Department of Corrections, each inmate will be allowed one 40-minute in-person visit each month, or one 30-minute tablet visit.
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Up to two visitors will be allowed during each visit as long as they meet the following requirements:
- Will need to be 18 and above
- Live in the same household (must be verified)
- Must not have been out of the country in the last 30 days
- Must not have been around anyone with Covid-19 for the last 14 days
- Must have a temperature less than 100 degrees when arriving on prison property
- Must wear a mask
- No physical contact between inmates and visitors will be permitted
Those wishing to make a visit must still schedule one in advance.
