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UPAN Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday every month from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm unless otherwise noted. Venues may vary to meet community demand, but usually we meet at Kafeneio Coffee House. We do not meet in July and December. See Upcoming Events below for locations and topics. Free and open to the public, all are welcome.

We live stream the presentation portion of most of our events through our Facebook page. However, we do not broadcast sensitive family support portions of our meetings to protect discussion participant privacy.

So much for the view that the First Step Act doesn't do much to reduce incarceration. The Congressional Budget Office just scored it and concluded: "CBO estimates that implementing S. 3649 would reduce the number of... cbo.gov/system/files…

Draft legislation: Sex offenders could get off the state registry kutv.com/news/local/…

Salt Lake County Jail inmates script, act in holiday-themed plays kutv.com/news/local/…

Mass incarceration affects everyone. Yet, true reform has not been universal. While incarceration rates may be dropping in some parts of the US, in others, it's skyrocketing. The reality is that the dynamics of mass incarceration are constantly... trends.vera.org

21 inmates had their sentences commuted in this state — and some of them are heading home to their families just in time for the holidays facebook.com/story.p…

Utah improves criminal defense for poor defendants but still lags by various measures standard.net/news/go…

Sens. Grassley, Durbin on ‘smarter’ criminal law, bipartisanship pbs.org/newshour/sho…

The Real People Who Lobbied for Justice Reform: A Son, a Widow, an Expectant Mother nytimes.com/2018/12/…

Check out this rendition of The Beatles' song "Help" performed at a recital by the Utah Department of Corrections' Timpanogos Women's Choir last month. youtube.com/watch?v=… youtu.be/hgYnxlA5-20

5 charged in alleged plot to deliver drugs to Utah prison inmates deseretnews.com/arti…

How Long Must Incarcerated Women Wait for Dignity? msmagazine.com/blog/…

Republicans’ civil war over criminal justice reform, explained. Trump supports it. Some Senate Republicans don’t. vox.com/2018/12/12/1…

What’s Really in the First Step Act? Too much? Too little? You be the judge. themarshallproject.o…

For sale: One embattled jail in rural Utah deseretnews.com/arti…

City View Memoriam in Salt Lake City holds the remains of William... standard.net/news/bu…

Report suggests ways to deal with high number of deaths in Utah's county jails deseretnews.com/arti…

William Barr helped establish mass incarceration. Now Trump wants him as attorney general. As attorney general for George H.W. Bush, Barr was an architect of America’s punitive criminal justice system. vox.com/policy-and-p…

From ending the crack disparity to curbing mandatory minimums, here are some significant parts of the First Step Act. themarshallproject.o…

Memo to the Nation’s Newest Prosecutors: Restore Your Community’s Trust thecrimereport.org/2…

BREAKING: Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam says his office is carefully considering the clemency request for Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim who was sentenced to life in prison for killing a 43-year-old man who solicited her for sex when she was 16... thehill.com/regulati…

Just in: First Step Act bill revisions are now public! Click below to read more. Have questions about these revisions will mean if passed? Join the FB Group, “FAMMilies in Action”, to talk to FAMM experts and other affected families:... judiciary.senate.gov…

From Convict To Criminal Justice Reporter: 'I Was So Lucky To Come Out Of This' npr.org/sections/hea… npr.org/sections/hea…

With offender success as their top priority, Utah Correctional Industries is continually making improvements across the division, including at the Serving Time Cafe, which will be closed from... facebook.com/story.p…

A team of inmates working in the sewing shop at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison recently spent two weeks designing, fabricating and finishing more than 500 backpacks, which were donated to the... youtube.com/watch?ti…

Incarceration Affects A Shockingly High Number Of People In The US, According To A New Study bustle.com/p/incarce…

19 year-old Terry Whitehead was sitting in a Louisville jail cell with his hands cuffed behind his back when corrections Officer David Schwartz punched him in the face. Schwartz & another... facebook.com/story.p…

Incarcerated People Remain Vulnerable to the Worst Ravages of a Warming World pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ar…

The Daggett County Jail is now up for sale after abuse on inmates was discovered and UDC pulled their inmates from the facility. We hope this doesn’t create an opportunity for a private prison entity to get a stronger foothold in Utah. ACLU Utah facebook.com/story.p…

"Jessica Jackson Sloan, the founder of #cut50 who has worked closely with the White House to craft the #FirstStepAct, said President Donald J. Trump was on the phone with multiple... cnn.com/2018/12/11/p…

Inmates are among the least educated people in America, but few prisons offer opportunities beyond a GED. What if people behind bars had access to federal money to help pay for college? npr.org/sections/ed/…

Poor data management, unclear goals, uncorrected errors and inconsistent methods for counting the number of chronically homeless in the state have left auditors unable to answer the questions they set out to study. trib.al/goEM0Vk

Public defenders — who represent Utahns who can’t afford to hire an attorney — are overworked and underpaid, and state officials know it. So Gov. Gary Herbert is proposing quadrupling funding to help cities and counties cover public defenders. trib.al/jBSjUMR

TIDAL and these celebs are teaming up to reduce the U.S. prison population by half facebook.com/story.p…

"Instead of permitting a principled debate on the Senate floor, [a small group of GOP Senators are] treating the American people to misdirection, delay and fearmongering — all aimed at running out the... nypost.com/2018/12/0…

This is why we need the First Step Act that includes so many sentence reforms. This young woman was fighting for her life. And instead she's sentenced to a ridiculous prison sentence. Free her! #freecyntonia rollingstone.com/pol…

Practicing yoga in prison is completely reshaping these inmates' lives (via NowThis Reports) facebook.com/story.p…

“Industries such as trucking, construction, and manufacturing are desperate for good workers,” they write, “and would welcome the opportunity to offer second chances to incarcerated individuals seeking to turn their lives around.” washingtonexaminer.c…

America’s Leading Reform-Minded District Attorney Has Taken His Most Radical Step Yet bit.ly/2EgozVQ

Report: Half of US adults have immediate family member who has been in jail or prison ksl.com/article/4644…

The First Step Act, prison reform and the deep roots of mass incarceration: “Low-income communities of color have been targeted for decades by various policing surveillance and incarceration” salon.com/2018/12/04…

Meet the elected prosecutors on a mission: to change America's racist criminal justice system from within. facebook.com/story.p…

Cash or charge? Utah Legislature eyes budget surplus to fund new prison construction without bonding sltrib.com/news/poli…

The First Step Act, Congress’s criminal justice reform bill, explained. Congress may pass actual criminal justice reform — and Trump supports it. vox.com/future-perfe…

Supporters of criminal justice reform frustrated with McConnell's handling of bill abcnews.go.com/Polit…

State panel recommends steps to cut jail deaths, but funds, training and personnel needed standard.net/news/go…

Vote on FIRST STEP Act to reform 'out of whack' prison sentences usatoday.com/story/o…

With the fate of a major bipartisan criminal justice reform bill hanging in the balance on Capitol Hill, The Washington Post gathers three of the bill’s co-sponsors -- Sens. Chuck Grassley... facebook.com/story.p…

Mothers and fathers who have a child placed in foster care because they are... washingtonpost.com/n…

When Mental-Health Experts, Not Police, Are the First Responders wsj.com/articles/whe…

Death row inmate dies of natural causes at Utah State Prison kutv.com/news/local/…

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Medical marijuana legal in Utah... for now kutv.com/news/local/…

Jail overcrowding beginning to concern some rural Utah counties ksl.com/article/4643…

With the number of people incarcerated with mental illness going up, jails and prisons have become de facto mental health facilities. Yet, the criminal justice system is no substitute for a well-functioning community mental health system. bit.ly/2U6FChQ

Meet the elected prosecutors on a mission: to change America's racist criminal justice system from within. facebook.com/story.p…

Advocates say the sort of shackling happening in Manti can be harmful to young people and treats even the most minor offenders as hardened criminals. But court officials say it’s just one of myriad security issues at the old courthouse, built in 1935,... trib.al/l71rfCr

University of Utah Prison Education Project Students in Draper will be taking Global & Transnational Literature in the spring! 🌎 Check out our fantastic book list, which includes @hishamjmatar's _In The Country Of Men_ Please buy used & share... tinyurl.com/yclbv727

America Is In The Middle Of A Death Penalty Crisis huffingtonpost.com/e…

Meek Mill on prison reform: 'We are trapped inside of a system' cnn.it/2zDYz2O

New report finds justice reinvestment reforms succeeding in Idaho idahopress.com/news/…

Davis jail ditched health care protocols years ago and never replaced them standard.net/news/go…

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So much for the view that the First Step Act doesn't do much to reduce incarceration.

The Congressional Budget Office just scored it and concluded: "CBO estimates that implementing S. 3649 would reduce the number of prisoners by about 53,000 person-years over the 2019-2028 period.” ... See MoreSee Less

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Sex offenders convicted of “viewing and possessing” child pornography could get off the Utah Sex Offender Registry in 10 years, rather than having their names, photos and other information on the registry for a “lifetime. ” “Let’s see if we can establish some good...

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Salt Lake County jail officials allowed the release of videos for the first time of plays produced by inmates from the Correctional Addiction Treatment Services (CATS) program. CATS is a program facilitated in the jail by Odyssey House,which provides licensed therapists who offer substance abuse and...

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Awesome, you''re spreading holiday cheer. Good job, God bless you all!

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Mass incarceration affects everyone. Yet, true reform has not been universal. While incarceration rates may be dropping in some parts of the US, in others, it's skyrocketing. The reality is that the dynamics of mass incarceration are constantly shifting.

But Vera Institute of Justice’s interactive map allows you to more deeply explore the impact of incarceration in your community, your state, and the country. Check it out. ... See MoreSee Less

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Utah improves criminal defense for poor defendants but still lags by various measures

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Gov. Gary Herbert has proposed $5 million more per year for the constitutionally guaranteed defense of poor criminal suspects, but Utah still would trail neighboring states by most related measures.

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So much for the view that the First Step Act doesn't do much to reduce incarceration. The Congressional Budget Of… https://t.co/qUsp91wBNr About 17 hours ago
Draft legislation: Sex offenders could get off the state registry https://t.co/t4TlOGshdL December 15, 2018 3:55 am
Salt Lake County Jail inmates script, act in holiday-themed plays https://t.co/hOM6lcNsQH December 14, 2018 8:39 pm
Mass incarceration affects everyone. Yet, true reform has not been universal. While incarceration rates may be drop… https://t.co/PPb2jjlsFV December 14, 2018 3:26 am
21 inmates had their sentences commuted in this state — and some of them are heading home to their families just in… https://t.co/PX1txMv771 December 14, 2018 2:54 am
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