prisons

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.

Hay poco efecto en las operaciones del departamento, pero el acuerdo envía un mensaje de que no se tolerará a los inmigrantes que ingresen al país ilegalmente y cometan delitos.

There’s little effect on the department’s operations, but the agreement sends a message that immigrants who enter the country illegally and commit crimes will not be tolerated.

Honie, 48, was convicted of aggravated murder in the brutal July 1998 death of his girlfriend’s mother, Claudia Benn. His execution followed decades of failed appeals.

The latest Utah news from Monday morning, Jan. 31, 2022

The lawyers for Adree Edmo, the first incarcerated person to receive federally court-ordered gender confirmation surgery, are asking Idaho to pay back $2.82 million in attorneys fees.

The latest Utah news on Monday morning, November 23, 2020.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the state of Idaho must provide sex reassignment surgery to inmate Adree Edmo.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to rule soon on the case of Adree Edmo, a transgender women who is seeking sex reassignment surgery…

Congress is considering bipartisan legislation to overhaul the criminal justice system that President Trump says he wants to sign into law by the end of…

More transparency could be coming to Utah jails and prisons with a bill that would require them to report all in-custody deaths to the state. Sen. Todd…

The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah is supporting a group of state inmates currently on hunger strike.42 inmates housed in a maximum security area…