My name is Emily Mooney, and I am a resident criminal justice policy fellow at the R Street Institute, which is a nonprofit, center-right public policy research organization. Our mission is to engage in policy research and outreach to promote free markets and limited, effective government. Given HB 1187’s focus on rethinking and scaling back unproductive juvenile justice interventions in young people’s lives with an eye toward promoting youth wellbeing, public safety and fiscal responsibility, it is of special interest to us.
I want to begin by acknowledging that this bill is the result of a deliberative learning process orchestrated by the Juvenile Justice Reform Council established by lawmakers in 2019. Following their charge, Council members relied on state data, community listening sessions, research and best practices from the field when crafting their recommendations. Improving public safety, the treatment of youth within the system, and limiting or mitigating the factors
Bill that supporters say would fill gap for rape victims in Utah law fails in committee
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Landlord group opposes translating renter information for minority tenants
Communities of color are harder hit by eviction, but Utah Apartment Association director says Utah is “an English-only state.”
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Joél Arvizo-Zavala, Ph.D., is a researcher with the Division of Multicultural Affairs for Utah and a leader in community-engagement and social justice, Feb. 5, 2021.
By Eric S. Peterson Cathy McKitrick, Ria Agarwal, Taylor Hartman and McKhelyn Jones
| Feb. 15, 2021, 1:00 p.m. | Updated: 2:34 p.m.
This story is part of a continuing series on Utah evictions and the state’s leading landlord law firm. It is supported by a grant from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune.
Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY A Utah bill to limit “no-knock” warrants that allow police to force entry into people’s homes without warning faltered in a legislative committee on Friday, struggling to find enough traction to clear its first legislative hurdle.
No-knock warrants have received nationwide scrutiny since the high-profile death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was shot and killed after Louisville, Kentucky, police forced entry into her apartment during a botched raid.
Taylor’s death on March 13 along with George Floyd’s killing May 25 became a symbol for the nationwide movement calling for police reform and an end to racial injustice. In the wake of her killing, the Louisville Metro Council banned no-knock search warrants. So did the states of Virginia, Florida, Oregon, and at least 13 local governments or police departments.