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| Utah D.O.C. raising awareness following string of staff suicides |
| By eastidahonews.com- Pat Reavy |
| Published: 01/31/2017 |
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Salt Lake City, UT (KSL) — They are sworn to watch over some of the state’s most dangerous residents. On any given day they might be spit on, assaulted, threatened, forced to break up violent fights, or asked to try and save the life of a person who has attempted suicide. Yet some employees with the Utah Department of Corrections, the agency responsible for maintaining the Utah State Prison and watching over those paroled from prison, have a salary so low that they qualify for food stamps. Tragically, those difficult working conditions, high stress, low pay and long hours can take their toll. Beginning in late October, the corrections department lost three employees in six weeks to suicide. In the past year, it has lost four employees to suicide. Read More. |
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