Josh Nemeth

Josh Nemeth

Criminal Justice Policy Analyst

josh@libertas.institute

Josh Nemeth is the Criminal Justice Policy Analyst at Libertas Institute. Before joining Libertas, he spent a decade in criminal prosecution between Utah and Montana, most recently as a Special Victims Unit prosecutor for Cache County. He also works as a criminal defense attorney, giving him experience on both sides of Utah's criminal justice system. That background informs his commitment to criminal justice reform grounded in limited government and individual liberty, with practical solutions that protect public safety. Josh holds a J.D. from BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School and degrees in business. A father of four, he lives in rural Cache County with his wife and children.

Josh Nemeth's Articles

Education programs cut the odds of returning to prison by 43%, as Libertas Institute noted this week. Vocational training raised the odds of finding work after release by 28 percent in the same RAND review.
RAND Corporation review of the research found that people who took part in education programs in prison had 43% lower odds of recidivism than those who did not, and that the programs cost less than the reincarceration they prevent.
A judge has ordered Douglas Carter released on bail after more than 40 years on Utah’s death row.
We welcome a plan that treats churches and private groups as recovery partners. They offer what a government agency can’t, such as mentors, belonging, and a reason to stay sober.
Utah appropriated more than $675 million for behavioral health services in fiscal 2027 without that measurement. 
Clancy’s jurors are applying a Massachusetts rule that asks whether she could appreciate the wrongfulness of her conduct. Utah abandoned that question in 1983