Criminal Justice

Not quite a year into the program, the state's court system has received more than 216,000 records to be expunged.

In addition to the app, Utah-based Rasa Legal can also cut through red tape by doing legal work on behalf of the user at a significantly reduced cost.

The session started off with an intense focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. But after that, the focus shifted to tax cuts, culture wars and water conservation.

Utah is the second state in the nation to begin the automatic expungement process under the clean slate law.

After observing more than 200 juvenile delinquency proceedings, Voices For Utah Children found legal representation for kids has increased in recent years. That’s in part due to a state law from 2019.

The court’s rulebook largely didn’t change after a bail reform law was repealed earlier this year. Lawmakers are letting that slide for now, but there could be a power struggle down the road.

Like medical appointments and work meetings, the Utah State Court system has gone virtual during the coronavirus pandemic. State Court Administrator Judge…

Utah’s juvenile justice system has come a long way since 2016, when a state analysis found it was locking up most minors for low-level offenses and…

Tami Peay's husband is incarcerated in a Utah state prison for an illegal drugs conviction, and she hasn't seen him in more than four months. She used...

In his decade in office, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill estimates he has reviewed nearly 100 uses of deadly force by police officers. In his…

Donna Miller was heading to nursing school in August 2018, when she was pulled over by Murray Police Officer Jarom Allred for driving an uninsured car,…

After weeks of calls to reduce the city’s police department budget, the Salt Lake City Council voted Tuesday night to do just that, though not by nearly…