by Mike McAinsh and Molly Prince SOTP Audit Finds Utah Department of Correction's Program Was Poorly Managed With Weak Oversight The Legislative Audit of Utah State Prison’s Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP Audit) was released to the public on April 3, 2017. The audit report was presented to the Legislative Audit Subcommittee by Lead Auditor August Lehman, CFE. Also … [Read more...]
More Than 100 Police Chiefs And Prosecutors (LELRCI) Unite To Cut Prison Population
Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration (LELRCI) A new coalition of the nation's top prosecutors and police chiefs are joining the effort to reform mass incarceration practices. The group calls itself Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration (LELRCI) and believes law enforcements' primary focus should be on the most violent and serious … [Read more...]
Peace Officer – Documentary on Police Militarization in Utah
"Peace Officer" is a new documentary film about the militarization of police in Utah that will make it's debut at the Tower Theater on Friday, September 25th. Representatives from the ACLU of Utah will be attending, and there will be a Q&A on 9/25 and 9/26 after the 4:15 pm and 7:00 pm screenings with Co-Director Scott Christopherson, Producer Dave Lawrence, and star Dub … [Read more...]
Housing Discrimination Against Felons: What’s Your Story?
Let's Stop Rewarding Landlords for Discrimination! Share YOUR Story! Good Landlord Program "Good Landlord Programs" are city-level programs that offer financial incentives for landlords and property owners to participate in trainings and comply with requirements such as: checking the criminal background of any potential tenant; prohibiting individuals with a criminal record … [Read more...]
2015 Utah Sentencing Guidelines (Draft) and July Public Comment Meeting
The Utah Sentencing Commission (USC) has released the 2015 draft of the Adult Sentencing & Release Guidelines based on the requirements of HB348. The USC will be accepting public comment at their next interim meeting on Monday, July 20th at 10:00 am located at the Copper Room / Senate Building, Utah State Capitol. The comment period is set to end one week later on … [Read more...]