Should Home Invasions for Drugs Continue?
Breonna Taylor died needlessly, as did Matthew Stewart. It's past time to stop invading homes over drug enforcement.
When Gun Owners Become Felons in Utah
In Utah, you're an automatic felon if you are a lawful gun owner who decides to use an illegal drug. That needs to change.
Driver Licenses to No Longer Be Suspended for Drug Users
A new law stands to benefit over 8,000 Utahns each year, whose driver licenses will no longer be suspended for violating a drug law that has nothing to do with operating a vehicle.
HB 309: First-Degree Felony for Drug Distributors that Lead to Death
This bill would impose a first degree felony on a drug dealer if they sell to a person who fatally overdoses on the drug.
HB 144: Stop Suspending Driver Licenses Due to Non-Driving Drug Offenses
This law would put an end to the practice where those guilty of a drug offense have their driver license suspended, even if they weren't driving at the time of the offense.
Utah’s prison population is declining—and that’s a good thing
A new report by the Utah Commission on Criminal Juvenile Justice highlights the much-discussed Justice Reinvestment Initiative passed last year by the legislature—a package of criminal justice reform policies aimed to address the...
Here’s What Utah’s SWAT Teams Have Been Up To in 2015
Utah is the only state with a law requiring police transparency regarding “forcible entry” (no-knock or knock-and-announce) warrants and the use of SWAT teams. Last year’s report provided the first look into the...
Freed after 13 years of his 55-year sentence for selling marijuana, Weldon Angelos speaks out
Editor’s note: The following is a lightly edited interview with Weldon Angelos, who was recently released from prison after 13 years of a 55-year sentence for selling marijuana while in possession of a firearm. The views...
New Report Shows Why Utah Police and Prosecutors are Taking Property
Utah has a controversial history with civil asset forfeiture—a tool allowing the government to confiscate property from people not charged with, let alone convicted of, a crime. Last Friday, the Commission on Criminal and...
Medical Marijuana Laws Don’t Lead to Increased Teen Use
A new study published in the Lancet medical journal—the most comprehensive study of its kind to date—looks at adolescent marijuana use in states with legalized medical marijuana from 1991 to 2014. Using annual, repeated...