More than 500 people attended a Tuesday rally at the Capitol in support of a trio of bills that would overhaul the state’s ...

A new law allows courts to impose lesser sentences if it can be determined the defendant was a victim of domestic violence at ...

As Utah reports higher rates than the national average, HB207 seeks to reform sentencing laws for repeat offenders.

Extensive evidence shows the government’s plan to legislate mandatory minimum sentences for hate crimes, including ...

The changes at Justice are already out there in black and white. An interim memo indicates epic changes in how the department ...

A bill advanced in Olympia that may lead to a floor vote on one of the most significant law and justice bills of this session ...

A top Justice Department official has accused the FBI’s acting leaders of “insubordination” in a memo in which he sought to ...

After roughly four hours of testimony, District Judge Molly Owen sentenced Sunny K. White, 29, to the maximum sentence ...

In a 120-page order, Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons also ruled that race was “a significant factor” in other death ...

Mandatory sentencing also shifts discretion to other, less transparent, parts of the criminal justice system (for example, police and prosecution services), as they frame the charges that will ...

Dayvon Love, public policy director for the Baltimore-based think tank, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, argues against the opposition to the Second Look Act, emphasizing the need to address mass ...

He sought justice from injustice. He sought life for those on Death Row. He urged others to, “do unto others as you would ...