Q1 Please provide constituents your campaign contact information.
Name Greg Lamb
Email Address greg@stringhamlamb.com
Phone Number 4357893111
Q2 Please include any campaign website or campaign social media information below.
Website greglamb4countyattorney.com
Facebook greg lamb for uintah county attorney
Q3 Topic 1: Reducing Utah Incarceration RatesUtah has made efforts to reduce incarceration through legislation passed in 2015 known as the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI). The legislation aimed to reverse Utah’s trend of prison population growth at six times faster than the national average. Now law, the JRI changed sentencing and parole guidelines and created program oversight to reduce incarceration and recidivism.As County Attorney, you will have the power to change office policy on many aspects of criminal prosecutions. For example, recently elected Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner issued a memorandum to his staff outlining when to decline certain charges, when to offer diversions, and guidelines for plea offers and sentencing arguments. The policy changes are an acknowledgment of and an effort to end mass incarceration.
How will you incorporate the JRI’s goals of reducing incarceration and recidivism into your local County Attorney policies?
I will work closely with prosecutors and law enforcement and engage in ongoing training and workshops to implement JRI in a way that fits our specific community. I think data and evidence based approaches are favorable and reducing incarceration should be our goal in conjunction with reducing crime and recidivism to keep our communities and families safe.
Q4 Do you support alternatives to incarceration?
Yes
Q5 If yes, what alternatives to incarceration do you support?
Other (please specify):
This question only allowed me to choose one option. Choosing one of the above options is limiting and several approaches should be implemented
Q6 Topic 2: Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice SystemThe Justice Reinvestment Initiative’s 2017 Annual Report found that the percentage of minorities newly committed to prison has increased from 34% to 43% since 2015, the year the JRI became Utah law. Before that time, the percentage of newly committed minorities had been stable at 34%. (Note that 2016 census estimates show that minorities only account for approximately 21% of Utah's population).
What will you do as the County Attorney to prevent the racial disparities noted in the JRI's Annual Report from happening in your county?
Any decisions made in investigating, filing, prosecuting, and adjudicating should never be influenced by one's race or gender. This will not be tolerated.
Q7 Do you believe that racial disparities currently exist in your county’s criminal justice system?
Yes
Q8 Topic 3: Prosecutorial Misconduct Prosecutorial misconduct has been a concern nationally, which has led to the formation of Conviction Integrity Units in many prosecutor offices to review allegations of misconduct. Prosecutorial misconduct has also been a concern in Utah where the Board of Utah County Commissioners has considered forming a prosecutorial oversight committee.
As County Attorney, what will you do to ensure that your office is transparent and accountable to accusations of prosecutorial misconduct?
I have been a prosecutor in the past. As prosecutor I know that my duty is to be a minister of justice, not simply an advocate for the state. I am committed to transparency in my office and I will demand candor and openness with all my staff. Anything less will not be tolerated and I will strive to lead by example.
Q9 Do you believe that claims of prosecutorial misconduct should be handled by an internal review board, such as a Conviction Integrity Unity?
No
Q10 Do you believe that claims of prosecutorial misconduct should be handled by an external review board, like the one proposed in Utah County?
