| 词条 | Purgatory Correctional Facility |
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Technically lying within the borders of Hurricane, Utah, the facility is about halfway between downtown St. George and downtown Hurricane at Harrisburg Junction (the junction of I-15 and SR-9). It has a semi-rural setting in the shadow of a steep ridge, part of the Virgin Rivers anticline.[2][3] The Virgin River flows north of the ridge. Purgatory Correctional Facility has a typical occupancy of 400 to 500 inmates, with 150 employees and a full-time medical clinic.[4][5] The estimated cost of the facility, completed in 1998, was $11,570,000.[6] It was designed by the architectural firm of Gillies, Stransky, Brems & Smith of Salt Lake City.[7] Situated on South 5200 West Road, the Correctional Facility is located within a growing business park area, including the Fairgrounds Industrial Park and the Quail Creek Industrial Park. Tenants nearby include the Washington County Department of Motor Vehicles; to the north is Washington County Regional Fair Park which includes Dixie Downs, a horse racing track, and the Southern Utah Shooting Sports Park.[8][9] Also nearby, Walmart has a large distribution center.[10] In order to cut its operating costs, as well as to reduce recidivism, in 2008 the Sheriff's Office began charging inmates to stay at the jail, which is co-ed.[11] In 2005 it had a recidivism rate of 75 percent.[12] The Purgatory jail made headlines in 2006 when it was the scene of incarceration for Warren Jeffs, following his flight from justice.[13] He stayed there for twelve months before trial and conviction for two first degree felony counts of rape,[14] at which time he was transferred to Utah State Prison. References1. ^Peter Lattman, [https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/09/14/law-blog-prison-of-the-day-purgatory-correctional-facility/ Law Blog Prison of the Day: Purgatory Correctional Facility], Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2007 2. ^Bruce Railsback, "A Virtual Field Trip to the Virgin Anticline" Department of Geology, University of Georgia 3. ^Robert F. Biek, "Geologic Map of the Harrisburg Junction quadrangle, Washington County, Utah", 2003 Utah Geological Survey 4. ^Dixie State College, "Tuesday's DSC Dixie Forum Features Stories and Experiences in Law Enforcement", April 8, 2010 5. ^Ryan Larkin, [https://news.washeriff.net/2011/03/25/the-role-of-nurses-at-purgatory-correctional-facility/ "The Role of Nurses at Purgatory Correctional Facility"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322184440/https://news.washeriff.net/2011/03/25/the-role-of-nurses-at-purgatory-correctional-facility/ |date=2012-03-22 }}, Washington County Sheriff's Office, March 25, 2011 6. ^Integrated Construction Services: Estimates 7. ^Alan Dean Gardner, "The facts on selection of jail architect", Deseret News, September 10, 1997 8. ^Washington County Regional Fair Park 9. ^Southern Utah Shooting Sports Park {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504090846/http://www.ivins.com/index.php/parks-and-recreation/regional-parks-and-facilities/565-southern-utah-shooting-sports-park |date=2011-05-04 }} 10. ^Wikimapia: Purgatory Correctional Facility 11. ^Ben Winslow, "'Pay to stay' at the Purgatory Jail", Deseret News, June 28, 2008 12. ^Five County Association of Governments, 2006 annual Report, p. 54 13. ^Howard Berkes, [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5773897 “Polygamist Held in Purgatory”], US National Public Radio, September 6, 2006 14. ^Rachel Bell, "False Prophet: Warren Jeffs", "Chapter 12: Warren Jeffs' Trial" Further reading
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