juvenile justice

Utah lawmakers are considering a bill with a provision to let judges transfer certain juvenile offenders to adult prisons. The proposal has sparked sharp debate among attorneys, advocates, and those who’ve witnessed the dangers young people face behind bars.

Public defenders in Weber and Utah counties hope to recreate the success of a youth violence prevention program in Salt Lake County that saw particular results in the city of Magna.

After months of investigating, Ray Ormond was finally able to enter a home where he suspected a toddler was being abused. He had to chase down a drug case to solve a child abuse case. A new bill in the Legislature hopes to change that.

A bill separate from the Utah Supreme Court proposal wants to add more judges for district courts, the juvenile court and the Court of Appeals. It’s an idea with broader agreement.

In a party-line vote, the House sent a bill to the Senate that restricts housing for incarcerated transgender minors and also bans gender-affirming care for transgender adults.

The program is for long-term incarcerated youth in Utah. They’ll be able to take virtual classes taught out of Dixie State University.

Incarcerated students in Utah currently have access to high school curriculums and can get their GED or diploma. A proposal by a state lawmaker would set up a program to help them earn college credits, too.

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…

Not much is known yet about the motives behind the shooting last weekend in Grantsville. The suspect though is 16-year-old Collin Haynie, accused of…

About a year after major reforms to Utah’s juvenile justice system, early indications show the state is heading in the right direction, detaining fewer…

A bill that would allow prosecutors to automatically try a 15-year-old as an adult for murdering a police officer narrowly passed a Utah House committee…

As Utah students go back to school this week administrators are still determining how to deal with those who are disruptive or chronically truant.…