Utah’s Hard-Won Bail Reforms Are in Jeopardy
State lawmakers curbed cash bail last year, but now they’re backtracking. Governor Spencer Cox could keep the reforms intact.
Rachel M. Cohen Mar 19, 2021
The Prosecutorial Chronicles, May 2019: Durham DA Rolls Out New Policies to Reduce Pretrial Detention
The latest on the politics of prosecutors, this month from Maine, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah.
Daniel Nichanian May 31, 2019
Reformers Push to Expand and Automate Expungement
Utah legislation would automate expungement process, Delaware bill would effectively create one.
Daniel Nichanian Mar 21, 2019
2018 Election Preview: County Attorney of Utah County, Utah
Utah County is debating oversight of prosecutors, and the issue features into the county attorney election. Daniel Nichanian Prosecutorial misconduct draws little accountability in Utah. “A Salt Lake Tribune analysis of court documents and public records show[s] Utah’s prosecutors are rarely disciplined, even as complaints of misconduct are brought to light during court proceedings or in the […]
Daniel Nichanian Aug 02, 2018
Sparse Competition in 2018 Prosecutorial Elections
An analysis of California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Utah in the 2018 midterms
Daniel Nichanian Jul 10, 2018