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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

Juvenile Justice Reform policy objectives stemmed from a review of local Utah data and national evidence-based research. Changes in policy and practice impacted the front end of the justice system within schools and the general community to the back end of the Juvenile Court and Juvenile Justice Services. This 4th annual report provides an update on reform policies that were

Background: Over the past 18 years, 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

Phase II Study Description Individuals with mental health disorders are highly overrepresented within the United States correctional facilities (Prins, 2014). Since the Community Mental Health Act was passed in the 1960s, long-term, residential state hospitals for mental health treatment were shut down across the nation. These state hospitals were viewed as warehouses for individuals with mental illness, and frequently had

Background: Over the past 18 years, 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

Summary: In the state of Utah, a revocation to prison from parole can occur in two instances: (1) if the offender failed to comply with their supervision conditions, and (2) if the offender was convicted of a new crime while on parole. It should be emphasized that changes in revocation rates over time may reflect changes in offender behavior rather

Background: The Sixteenth 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 made substantial changes to practices and procedures in Utah’s criminal justice system. Our current policies are built around several key objectives, including prioritizing prisons for serious and violent offenders; implementing and expanding broad reentry planning and treatment services while ensuring oversight and accountability. This third annual report provides several measures that show we are making progress in