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Serious allegations from an inmate against the Utah Department of Corrections and its former leader of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic are coming out in a handwritten lawsuit filed by the inmate himself.
In two months, 13 prisoners have died from coronavirus and the latest data shows there are nearly 1,200 active positive cases.
One of those inmates, Damon Crist, is now suing the prison’s former executive director, Mike Haddon claiming cruel and unusual punishment a violation of the state constitution’s 8th Amendment. Attorney Sara Wolovick with ACLU Utah says: