Category Archives: Criminal Justice

Utah must tackle issues behind prison, mistreatment of prisoners, and recidivism

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Tweet Warehousing large numbers of people in prison is neither wise, nor just, nor humane as most people, and certainly conservatives, recognize. Allowing rampant crime to go unchecked is also none of these things. As a result of many factors, … Continue reading →

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Away with the speed traps!

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

Tweet What would you do if you were king or queen for a day in Utah? If you could make any decision to create any law or repeal any law or pass any regulation you want, what one thing would … Continue reading →

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Helping guide prisoners’ re-entry into society

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Tweet Tuesday evening, the Apollo 13 Project sponsored a “Second Chance” basketball tournament at Utah Valley University. Eight teams participated, and there was a standout performance by Cameron Mero (son of Sutherland Institute’s president), who is an excellent athlete and … Continue reading →

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So … what about that $25 million building?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Tweet In Monday’s post, “Is this really a $40 million problem?” we wrote about the news that Salt Lake County might build a $40 million “community corrections center.” We noted that only $4.5 million of that would go towards the … Continue reading →

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Is this really a $40 million problem?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Tweet The Salt Lake Tribune reported yesterday that Salt Lake County is considering building a “‘community corrections center’ designed to help convicted wrongdoers who wrestle with drug addictions or mental health problems break free from their criminal past,” a kind … Continue reading →

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