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Utah State Correctional Facility

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

Visiting schedules change without notice. Always call before traveling.

Call Visiting Office: (801) 522-7046 Info last verified: June 2026

Utah's new main prison in Salt Lake City's northwest corner, opened in 2022 to replace the demolished Draper prison — housing men and women, including intake.

Statewide rules that apply at every Utah state prison

These rules are set by UDC and apply at every unit. The full list — including all permitted and prohibited items and the approval process — is in Visiting in Utah.

Dress code

Modest, loose-fitting clothing only — no skin-tight or figure-hugging items, including leggings, yoga pants, and form-fitted shirts.
Tops need sleeves that cover the full shoulder, with the cleavage line, back, midriff, and underarms covered at all times; no sheer fabrics or ripped styles.
Dresses, skirts, and shorts must reach the kneecap when standing, slits included.
No plain white, orange, or maroon clothing (what incarcerated people wear), no grey pants with a black shirt or medical scrubs (resemble staff uniforms), and no camouflage or hooded clothing.
Closed-toe shoes required. Every visitor passes a body scanner — underwire bras and clothing with heavy metal or embellishments do not pass.

ID: Every visitor 16 or older presents a government-issued photo ID, which is held at the entrance in exchange for a visitor card until the visit ends.
What to bring: No phones, electronics, purses, wallets, keys, paper money, or outside food. Lockers are available; vending coins go in a clear bag, and one debit or credit card is allowed.
Scheduling: Visitors apply in advance (processing takes 6-8 weeks, and the application renews annually), then book every visit ahead through the sign-up forms on corrections.utah.gov — no walk-ins. In-person visits run Friday-Sunday.

Full statewide rules: Visiting in Utah

Overview

The Utah State Correctional Facility opened in July 2022, replacing the 70-plus-year-old state prison in Draper, whose 2,400-plus residents were moved over five days that summer. It is the larger of Utah’s two state prisons: 3,600 beds across housing buildings named for Utah waterways, each with a published role —

Fremont — intake processing for people entering the system
Bear — men’s general population
Antelope — men’s maximum security, including a structured housing program
Currant — geriatric, ADA, and medically dependent residents, mental health treatment, and a full infirmary
Green — sex offender and substance use treatment programs
Dell — women’s general population
Emerald — women’s maximum security and women’s intake

Which unit a person lives in shapes everything about visiting — the sign-up form, the schedule, and the visit format — so the housing assignment shown in the Offender Search tool is the starting point.

What Makes Utah State Correctional Facility Different

It replaced a demolished prison: families using pre-2022 information end up looking for a facility that no longer exists. The Draper site is now a redevelopment project.
It is the only Utah prison housing women, and its Fremont and Emerald buildings handle intake processing for people entering the system.
In-person visits run two hours, compared with 90 minutes at the Gunnison prison, with evening in-person sessions on some weekdays in addition to the Friday-Sunday schedule.
Visiting schedules are posted as monthly calendars per housing unit, and as of June 2026 a rotating weekend pattern means one unit sits out each weekend day — the current month’s calendar on UDC’s visitation page is the controlling document.
The site sits on wetlands near the Great Salt Lake: mosquito problems are documented in news coverage from its first summers, including a 2023 West Nile virus detection that brought protective clothing recommendations — a summer-visit consideration.
UDC’s visiting office states plainly that email (uspscheduleavisit@utah.gov) is its main channel and phones may go unanswered.

Visiting Hours and Procedures

The statewide rules above — approval, dress code, ID, and items — apply at USCF. What follows is specific to this facility.

Per UDC’s facilities handbook, potential visitors can start submitting visiting applications while the person is still in Receiving & Orientation — useful, given the 6-8 week processing time. Video visits on ThrIVE are free as published, scheduled at least two business days ahead. Attorney visits run separately through the warden’s office. The full approval process, dress code, and visit-frequency rules are in Visiting in Utah.

Getting There and Parking

USCF sits north of I-80 in the wetland flats west of Salt Lake City International Airport. UDC’s published directions: take I-80 to the 7200 West exit, head north, turn left onto the frontage road, turn right at 8000 West, and the facility is a mile down on the left.

UDC does not publish visitor parking details. No public transit route is published serving the facility — the TRAX Green Line ends at the airport, about five road miles east — so the trip is by car or a rideshare leg from the airport.

Nearby Services

The area immediately around the prison is wetland and industrial land with no walkable services. The nearest verified gas and food is the 24-hour Maverik on 5600 West at Amelia Earhart Drive, about four to five miles east. Hotels cluster around the airport, including Hampton Inn & Suites Salt Lake City Airport; downtown Salt Lake City has the full range.

The nearest verified 24-hour emergency room is Holy Cross Hospital – West Valley, a Level III trauma center on 4155 West in West Valley City, roughly 12 road miles southeast.

For family support beyond the facility, the Utah Prisoner Advocate Network (UPAN) is a nonprofit advocacy group for families of Utah inmates, with monthly newsletters, monthly Zoom meetings, and a family-orientation resource section on its site.

Learn More

For detailed information about visiting and communicating with someone in a Utah state prison:

Visiting in Utah — UDC approval process, dress code, scheduling
Mail & Packages — the scanned-mail system and addressing format
Phone & Video Calls — rates, accounts, and free ThrIVE video visits
Sending Money — deposits, fees, and the debt-withholding rule
Medical & Mental Health — healthcare and the family medical line
Transfers — placement, the county jail program, and tracking moves

Sources

This page is compiled from the following publicly available sources. Policies change without notice — confirm current details with the facility before relying on them.