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​Smart Justice in the News
Please find links to relevant media coverage below:
​​Prosecutorial Oversight
  • Utah County Attorney speaks against proposed prosecutorial review board - Daily Herald - 2/20/18
  • Salt Lake County will create a group to review inmates’ claims of wrongful conviction no matter who wins district attorney race - Salt Lake Tribune​ - 6/11/18
  • Barron: The Promise of Exoneration is not Enough - The Daily Utah Chronicle - 8/26/18
  • ​Guest Opinion: Utahns want post-election prosecutor accountability - Deseret News - 12/18/19

​Combating Racial Disparities
  • Utah minority offenders now even more likely to get prison sentences - Standard-Examiner - 2/15/18​​
  • Criminal Justice Reform in Utah: from Prosecution to Parole - Utah Bar Journal - vol. 32 no. 1 Jan/Feb 2019
  • ​Who or What is to blame for the racial disparity in Utah's prison population? - Salt Lake Tribune - 5/13/19
  • Utah officials wants to let minority defendants raise issues of race and bias at their sentencing - Salt Lake Tribune - 9/6/19

​Reducing Mass Incarceration by 50%
  • Report: After 2015 Reforms, Utah Could Reduce Prison Population Even Further - Public News Service - 9/12/18
  • Group proposes changes to cut Utah prison population in half, save $250 million - Standard-Examiner - 9/23/18
  • Here's what Utah should do to cut incarceration in half and save $250 million, study says - KSL - 10/17/18
  • ​Guest Opinion: This bill paves a way for a successful path out of the criminal justice system - Deseret News - 4/13/19

​Legislative and Policy Work
  • ​Proposed Utah legislation would criminalize the use of fake urine and other methods for duping a drug test - Salt Lake Tribune - 12/28/18
  • ​Utah's state constitution bans slavery-mostly. And Rep. Sandra Hollins says mostly isn't good enough - Salt Lake Tribune- 1/5/19
  • Commentary: Real marijuana reform must focus on criminal justice reform - Salt Lake Tribune - 4/7/19
  • A Utah police department is thinking about getting rid of its body cameras. Residents-including the families of people shot by officers-are rallying against the idea. - Salt Lake Tribune - 4/10/19 
  • Jason M. Groth: The solution to criminal justice flaws is in the data - Salt Lake Tribune - 8/17/19

2018 County Prosecutor Elections
  • ACLU hopes to educate Utah voters about the powerful role of a prosecutor ahead of the 2018 election - Salt Lake Tribune - 4/3/18
  • ​ACLU of Utah to Release County Questionnaire for Prosecutor Candidates - Uintah Standard Basin/Vernal Express - 4/17/18
  • Op-ed: County Attorneys are powerful people-choose wisely this election year - Deseret News - 5/6/18 
  • ​ABU Education Fund announces 2018 primary debates - UtahPolicy.com - 5/17/18
  • ​Radio interview on KRCL's RadioActive about prosecutor candidate questionnaire - 5/30/18
  • ​Better Utah Broadcast livestream interview about prosecutor elections and Wasatch County Republic Primary Debate - 6/6/18
  • Republican Primary Debate: Wasatch County Attorney - KBYU 11 - 6/8/2018
  • ​Salt Lake County district attorney candidates spar over police brutality, medical marijuana initiative - Salt Lake Tribune - 10/3/18
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