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...]
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...]
This Week, No News is Good News!
Of course, there actually is A LOT of news this week, as is true just about every week in the world of criminal justice reform. The Prison Relocation Commission met yesterday and, surprise, everybody STILL hates the idea of the prison moving near them. Nonetheless, three sites (one each in Tooele, Utah and Salt Lake Counties) have survived for the lightning round (with the … [Read more...]