criminal justice reform

An analysis by the Utah Defense Attorney Association found that the Legislature passed 165 bills over the last five years to increase criminal penalties. Yet, crime statistics don’t seem to reflect lawmakers’ output.

Ralph Menzies is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Sept. 5, 2025. Activists, including the brother of Ronnie Lee Gardner, want capital punishment to be abolished in Utah.

El programa de eliminación automática de antecedentes penales de Utah está actualmente en pausa para hacer frente a un retraso.

Utah’s automatic expungement program is currently paused to address a backlog.

More than 300,000 cases await expungement review by the Utah Department of Public Safety and more records are added every month.

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 resource center will provide formerly incarcerated individuals with space where they can charge their phone and access legal advice and health referrals.

David Leavitt said he wants to continue charging low-risk, nonviolent offenders less aggressively. His challengers have pledged a more forceful approach.

The mounting criticism against the Republican county attorney comes from former prosecutors, law enforcement and GOP delegates.

Gov. Gary Herbert announced a slew of changes in the state’s Executive Branch aimed at addressing racial inequality and policing reform.Heads of the…

Monday evening, June 8, 2020Congress Unveils Bill Aimed At Police ReformU.S. Congressional Democrats announced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 bill…