Utah

Utah’s Surprising Grade for Police Overreach (And How to Fix It)

More than 90% of Utah civil forfeitures involve cash, with half under $2,020—mostly starting at simple traffic stops without requiring a criminal conviction. Utah gets a 'C' for police overreach, but tackling civil forfeiture is the single fastest way to raise the grade.

Josh Nemeth
| 27th Oct 2026

Justice and Due Process

Utah’s Prisons Are Almost Full. Let Inmates Earn Their Way Out.

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.

Josh Nemeth
| 20th Oct 2026

Privacy

Why Case Numbers Don’t Stop Stalkers

A court had already decided this woman needed protection from this man. The system he used to find her had no idea.

Emily Grimmius
| 20th Oct 2026

Justice and Due Process

More Prison Time Is Coming. Here’s How to Make It Work.

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.