| Updated: 6:03 p.m.
Utahns charged with crimes are about to face “super unpredictable” decisions about whether they can be released or must wait in jail for their case to be heard, some prosecutors and defense attorneys warn, after state lawmakers reversed recent reforms.
Taking away the freedom of someone still presumed innocent can compromise his or her ability to keep a job, hold down housing and care for family members some of the concerns at the heart of Rep. Stephanie Pitcher’s successful push to change Utah’s bail system in 2020.
Her bill, HB206, shifted Utah away from asking defendants to pay set dollar amounts based on their charges to asking judges to assess the risk they pose, including the safety of witnesses, victims and the public.
Utah s tax collections have jumped by more than $1 5 billion, with billions more in federal spending coming to the state
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