
Challenge
Built in 1951, the aging state prison facility in Draper, Utah, had developed maintenance issues with $239 million in repairs and upgrades expected over the next 20 years. The state government decided the most economical long-term course of action was to construct a completely new facility, to be built on a 230-acre site near Salt Lake City.
In addition to driving long-term savings in maintenance and operations costs, this new facility includes room for expanded treatment offerings and evidence-based programming, modern safety features that protect inmates and guards alike, and advanced control systems to help drive energy savings.
This secure campus includes 1.3 million square feet of building space providing a broad array of support facilities and services including:
- 3,600 inmate beds
- 150,000+ square-foot medical and mental clinic
- Administration building
- Food service building/dining hall
- Offices
- Classrooms
- Digital/virtual hearing and medical consultation services
- Commercial kitchen facilities
- Industrial laundry
- Industry work areas/shops
- Communications, data center and electronic security rooms
- Warehouse and maintenance buildings
All of these elements were designed and constructed in accordance with the unique requirements of a corrections facility, including 24/7 high-density residential occupation, large ventilation loads, robust access control and riot/crowd control considerations. Each building requires readiness for different operational modes in case of either a security event where tear gas is required or a life-threatening emergency.