Please join UPAN, Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (UACDL), Utah State Bar, ACLU Utah, and the Libertas Institute on a very important public forum about the Utah Board of Pardons and their decision-making process. Panelists: Ron Gordon, Executive Director, Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Keith Hamilton, Former Chair, Utah Board of Pardons … [Read more...]
Citizen Lobbyist Training
Learn how to be a Citizen Lobbyist! Free educational event offered by ACLU of Utah, Alliance for a Better Utah, Equality Utah, Planned Parenthood Assoc. of Utah Are you interested in finding out more about how the Utah Legislature works? Are you interested in civil liberties issues but don't know how to get involved? Attend our upcoming Citizen Lobby Training and get the … [Read more...]
Faith in Reform: Breaking Every Chain!
A totally non-boring mini-Summit about grassroots criminal justice reform in Utah For anyone and everyone who is working for positive change in their faith community, through their professional work, as part of a community organization or even totally on their own! 9:30 to 10:00 - Sign in, grab coffee, find a seat, meet some new folks 10:00 to 10:20 - Welcome, … [Read more...]
CJ Updates: Prison, Parole Board and Police…Oh My!
Happy Friday, everyone....(and sorry about that smog, ugh!). A few quick updates for you to end this week. These are mainly reminders about on-going issues in Utah's criminal justice system - they just keep cropping up. There's the prison, of course! News about the relocation effort is coming hard and fast now that the legislative session is nearly upon us. Mainly, the news … [Read more...]
Goodbye, 2014: Some CJ News to Ease You Into the New Year!
Happy (almost) New Year, everyone I hope you all had a good holiday break. In fact, I hope most of you are STILL on holiday break. This is a precious week of relaxation for many - between the Christmas and the New Years holidays - so I am going to just to share a few bits of criminal justice reform news, to avoid shocking your systems back into full work mode (shudder). Many … [Read more...]