2019 Holiday Card Contest Winners | Download All High Resolution Mockups Inmate artists were encouraged to join UPAN in celebrating the 2019 Holiday Season through our 2nd Annual Holiday Card Contest. UPAN volunteer Audrae Rogers dedicated many hours in coordinating the contest, along with her husband … Continue Reading
Posted Friday February 21st, 2020 - 12:26 pm
"This is a classic example of why the CIU exists," Worthy said, in a statement. "His case was disturbing on several levels, and our intensive investigation showed that he is certainly entitled to the relief we requested today. We remain committed to thoroughly reviewing all CIU cases and will support Mr. Ward’s anticipated state claim for relief under the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act."
Man Wrongly Convicted Of Detroit Murders Released After 27 Years
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A Wayne County Circuit Court judge granted motions to have his convictions dismissed and vacated.Posted Friday February 21st, 2020 - 9:28 am
Vigilantism is not the answer: California Prisoner Confesses To Killing 2 Child Molesters, Says He ‘Did Everybody A Favor’
California Prisoner Confesses To Killing 2 Child Molesters, Says He 'Did Everybody A Favor'
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A California prison inmate confessed in a letter that he beat two child molesters to death with a cane while behind bars just hours after his urgent warning to a counselor that he might become violent was ignored, a newspaper chain reported Thursday.I thank him for his service.
Fuck it 💪
Justice never serves the victims so in sexual crimes. I have no tears.
Posted Friday February 21st, 2020 - 9:22 am
Photos from yesterday’s 2020 Rally for Recovery
Posted Thursday February 20th, 2020 - 10:37 pm
Rally for Recovery 2020 from earlier today
Posted Thursday February 20th, 2020 - 10:26 pm
Lawsuit seeks $50M after Utah allegedly falsified DOJ grant requests
Lawsuit seeks $50M after Utah allegedly falsified DOJ grant requests
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Inmate’s allegations prompted U.S. Department of Justice investigationPosted Thursday February 20th, 2020 - 10:25 pm
Lawsuit seeks $50M after Utah allegedly falsified DOJ grant requests
Lawsuit seeks $50M after Utah allegedly falsified DOJ grant requests
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Inmate’s allegations prompted U.S. Department of Justice investigation.Posted Thursday February 20th, 2020 - 10:23 pm
The Impact of Story: Dr. Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana Speak to Salt Lake City Crowd
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The Impact of Story: Dr. Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana Speak to Salt Lake City Crowd
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On Feb. 18, people circled around the Grand Theatre at Salt Lake Community College in anticipation, waiting to hear Dr. Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana speak at the 2020 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Keynote. In April 1989, a woman was attacked and raped while jogging in Central Park. In....Posted Thursday February 20th, 2020 - 10:21 pm
Utah bill to end prosecution of young children clears first hurdle
Utah bill to end prosecution of young children clears first hurdle
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Brett Peterson, director of Utah’s Division of Juvenile Justice Services, listed off several notes on an elementary school-aged child who had been brought into a detention center.
Posted Thursday February 20th, 2020 - 10:05 pm
Check out the latest episode of "ACLU on the Hill" with Marina Lowe. In this fourth week of the Legislative Session they discuss #HB364, which mandates ultrasounds for women seeking an abortion, and review two exciting criminal justice bills that you probably haven't heard about yet. #HB298 and #HB262. They also recap what happened with two bills they discussed last week: #SB102 (Bigamy Amendments) and #HB69 (Sick Leave Amendments).
...via ACLU of Utah
Posted Thursday February 20th, 2020 - 9:59 pm
Utah lied to get millions in federal grant money, lawsuit claims
Utah lied to get millions in federal grant money, lawsuit claims
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A whistleblower lawsuit filed by a prison inmate alleges a number of law enforcement agencies for the state of Utah bilked the federal government out of millions in grant money.Reyes says they were ready to settle but then also says the lawsuit has no merit. Well, if the original lawsuit has no merit then why would they settle? Hmmm
Posted Thursday February 20th, 2020 - 4:28 pm
"The cameras will not have facial-recognition capability, Axon founder and CEO Rick Smith said in an interview, and access to both the live-streamed video and the archived footage will be tightly controlled. To solve the problem of massive amounts of data piling up, the footage will be stored in a computing cloud maintained by Axon and Microsoft, Smith said."
...via Washington Post
Axon rolls out the next level of police technology: Live-streaming body cameras
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Cincinnati is the first city to equip its force with cameras that turn on automatically when guns or Tasers are drawn, letting commanders see live events unfold.Posted Wednesday February 19th, 2020 - 9:27 pm
Utah County Attorney David Leavitt is implementing a new policy on March 1 that will lead to more jury trials and fewer plea deals.
Exclusive: Utah County's top prosecutor plans to cut fewer plea deals
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Utah County Attorney David Leavitt is implementing a new policy on March 1 that will lead to more jury trials and fewer plea deals. KUTV. The change means more jury duty and more cost to the taxpayer, but Leavitt said it’s meant to give some of his power back to the residents he serves. &ldquo...I'm not sure if this makes me happy or scared.
Would hope this has potential to lead to prosecutors not pushing cases where they would lose in a trial and drop them. Currently prosecutors seem to really push plea deals on people that did not do what they were originally charged with. Leaving people pleaing to things they did not do rather than taking it to trial because they are scared of losing in trial and getting a worse sentence than offered in the plea bargain. HOPEFULLY. Not sure this is the direction it will go.
I think there are quite a few innocent people that have taken pleas deals. OK. A LOT of people
This can go well if the prosecutors exercise a high level of restraint and ethical behavior. It will go poorly if they forego ethics to win. Dont forget the trial penalty. Punishments are more severe for those who go to trial than plead guilty.
So glad I found this group! Utah prosecutors seem to hold a tough on crime mentality. The pendulum could swing either way.
