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| Medical transport resumes |
| By Deseret News |
| Published: 06/29/2007 |
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DRAPER, UTAH - Medical transports of Utah State Prison inmates to local hospitals resumed Thursday, just three days after an inmate allegedly killed a corrections officer during a visit to a University Hospital clinic. The escape and subsequent recapture of Curtis Allgier on Monday, when corrections Sgt. Stephen Anderson was killed, prompted a review of procedures. Corrections and hospital officials have agreed to changes designed to prevent problems — including increasing the number of guards who escort a prisoner and using telemedicine to reduce the need for transport. The U. also posted two security guards at University Orthopaedic Center, the site of the shooting and escape, where they will remain "until patients and staff feel safer," said center spokeswoman Tresha Kramer. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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