Publications

Background: The Utah Sentencing Commission:  Publishes Guidelines Advises all three branches of government on sentencing policy Conducts research Reviews and makes recommendations on legislation Tracks legislative changes to sentencing statutes Tracks judicial decisions related to sentencing issues Assists the legislature in the review and study of sentencing issues Conducts training and education statewide Responds to public comment and inquiries Below

Background: SB 205 passed by lawmakers in 2018 requires Utah jails and the Department of Corrections to report in-custody inmate deaths to the DOCJ. The report below shows information for 2013 to 2021.Access PDF Report

Background: The 18th Annual DUI Report to the Utah Legislature was prepared in accordance with §41-6a-511 of the Utah Code. The statute requires the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to prepare an annual report of DUI related data, including the following: Data collected by the state courts to allow sentencing and enhancement decisions to be made in accordance

Background: The criminal justice reforms that Utah passed in 2015 through H.B. 348 were the result of an extensive planning and analysis process bringing together stakeholders across the system in 2014, in consultation with the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Public Safety Performance Project and other partners through the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI). The report that this group produced included many recommendations

Background: The purpose of this report is to present the findings of the HB 414 (2019) study about restitution fees, further defined as incarceration fees (often called pay-for-stay fees) and transportation fees. Utah Code Annotated § 76-3-201(6) authorizes restitution fees Utah Code Annotated § 76-3-201(5) authorizes transportation fees ▸Key TakeawaysIn calendar 2019, 7 of 25 county jails directly assess incarceration

Background: Over the last two decades, the forfeiture process in Utah has gone through various procedural changes along with changes to how funding is to be allocated and used. During the 2015 Utah General Legislative Session, Senate Bill 52 was passed creating additional reporting requirements for state and federal forfeitures. During the 2017 Utah General Legislative Session, Senate Bill 70

Background: The Utah Sentencing Commission:  Publishes Guidelines Advises all three branches of government on sentencing policy Conducts research Reviews and makes recommendations on legislation Tracks legislative changes to sentencing statutes Tracks judicial decisions related to sentencing issues Assists the legislature in the review and study of sentencing issues Conducts training and education statewide Responds to public comment and inquiries Below

Background: The 17th Annual DUI Report to the Utah Legislature was prepared in accordance with §41-6a-511 of the Utah Code. The statute requires the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to prepare an annual report of DUI related data, including the following: Data collected by the state courts to allow sentencing and enhancement decisions to be made in accordance

Background: House Bill 348, passed during the 2015 General Session, reformed procedures and practices in Utah’s criminal justice system. Policies in the reform package was premised around several key objectives, including prioritizing use of prison for serious and violent offenders; improving outcomes for offenders by strengthening supervision and expanding treatment services; and ensuring oversight and accountability. This fifth annual report

Background: The Inmate Health Care Study (IHCS) Committee was formed pursuant to the passage of H.B. 398 – Substance Use and Health Care Amendments by Representative Brad Daw and Senator Todd Weiler during the 2019 Utah Legislative Session. H.B. 398 directed the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) to convene a committee to study certain health care and other