Each quarter, the Utah Department of Corrections invites interested community members to attend a discussion forum at the Region 3 Adult Probation & Parole office in Salt Lake City. The office is located at 36 W. Fremont Avenue and the FOCUS meetings are held in the conference room to the right of the main entrance. Discussion topics are pre-determined to ensure the most … [Read more...]
UPAN Monthly Meeting
Please join the Utah Prisoner Advocate Network for our next monthly meeting. Topics TBD. Free and open to the public. We hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Us … [Read more...]
FOCUS Meeting – May 2015
Each quarter, the Utah Department of Corrections invites interested community members to attend a discussion forum at the Region 3 Adult Probation & Parole office in Salt Lake City. The office is located at 36 W. Fremont Avenue and the FOCUS meetings are held in the conference room to the right of the main entrance. Discussion topics are pre-determined to ensure the most … [Read more...]
UPAN Monthly Meeting – April 2015
Please join the Utah Prisoner Advocate Network for our next monthly meeting. Guest Speaker will be Jan Nicol, Chief Hearing Officer for the Board of Pardons and Parole. If you have specific questions about the processes and procedures of the Board, please email them to Molly by March 15th at [email protected] We want to prepare a list of the most pressing … [Read more...]
UPAN Monthly Meeting – March 2015
Please join the Utah Prisoner Advocate Network for our next monthly meeting. This will be a family meeting to follow up on the Rally and hopefully any information we have on the Criminal Justice legislation (HB 348). Free and open to the public. We hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Us … [Read more...]
FOCUS Meeting – March 2015
Each quarter, the Utah Department of Corrections invites interested community members to attend a discussion forum at the Region 3 Adult Probation & Parole office in Salt Lake City. The office is located at 36 W. Fremont Avenue and the FOCUS meetings are held in the conference room to the right of the main entrance. Doug Fawson with the Utah Department of Corrections is … [Read more...]
UPAN Monthly Meeting – February 2015
Please join the Utah Prisoner Advocate Network for our next monthly meeting. Rusty and Shauna Denos will give a presentation on what they did to prepare for their son’s board hearing which had a positive outcome. We will also be discussing the upcoming Criminal Justice Reform rally that will be held on Tuesday February 10th. UPAN February 2015 Meeting Flyer Free and open … [Read more...]
Criminal Justice at the Capitol
Welcome to the 2015 Utah Legislative Session, everyone! The Session officially kicked off yesterday, mainly with ceremonies and networking. And this first week will see mostly appropriations meetings (budgets for various agencies will be presented), with some committee meetings in the afternoons. This creates a relatively slow, not-so-insane start to the 45-day session. For … [Read more...]
Op-ed: For a safer society, send fewer to prison
There is a great OP ED article regarding support for the criminal justice reform legislation that will be proposed this legislative session today in the Salt Lake Tribune. It is written by Rollin Cook, Executive Director of Department of Corrections, John King, Provo Police Chief, and Jim Tracy , Utah County Sheriff. View Article at Salt Lake Tribune's Website CCJJ … [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...]
