criminal justice

How Inmates Are Earning Their Law Degrees While Incarcerated

This law school is being granted the ability to admit two incarcerated students each academic year.

Ben Shelton
| 11th Oct 2022

Utah Should Put Limits Around Geofence Warrants

Utah’s use of geofence warrants is under the microscope. A recent KSL article highlights privacy concerns related to location tracking.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 25th Aug 2022

Free Market

Utah’s Licensing Boards Discriminate Against Ex-offenders

Picture this. A young man falls into poverty and, out of desperation, resorts to petty theft in order to help feed his family. He gets caught and is sentenced to a few months in prison as punishment for committing a Class B misdemeanor.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 23rd Aug 2022

Justice and Due Process

Choice in Indigent Defense

Joaquin Ciria spent thirty-two years imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit. And while there is plenty of blame to go around since police pressured an accomplice to implicate Ciria and prosecutors offered an accomplice immunity to testify against Ciria, at least part of the reason he lost three decades of his life was that his defense attorney did not provide effective assistance of counsel.

Amy Pomeroy
| 12th Aug 2022

Free Market

How Occupational Licensing Is Hurting Ex-Offenders

Most of us are familiar with the traditional punishments we levy upon criminals: imprisonment, fines, or even community service. However, what often goes unnoticed are the less apparent punishments that follow. Ex-offenders sometimes struggle to find jobs as a result of their criminal record, potentially banishing them to a life of unemployment or one of limited social mobility.

Ben Shelton
| 12th Jul 2022