criminal justice

A Case Against the Death Penalty

On October 22, 2001, Richard Moore received a death penalty sentence. He had been previously convicted in Spartanburg, South Carolina for the murder of James Mahoney. The execution was scheduled for April 29, 2022, over twenty years after the murder.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 17th May 2022

Op-Eds

‘Smile, you’re on camera!’ The constitutional dangers of PhotoCop

Photo policing raises a tangle of ethical questions. Is it fair to ticket the owner of the car regardless of who was driving? Is it legal to use facial recognition for ticketing?

Michael Melendez
| 13th May 2022

Justice and Due Process

PhotoCop? Warning: Constitution Questions May Be Larger Than They Appear

The Deseret News recently published an opinion piece advocating for the legalization of PhotoCop devices in Utah—cameras to automatically record and punish violators of the law.

Michael Melendez
| 6th May 2022

2022 Bills

Best of Utah’s 2022 Legislative Session

These bills represent steps Libertas is taking in the realms of technological innovation, privacy, education, occupational licensing, local government, and criminal justice.

Ben Shelton
| 25th Mar 2022

2022 Bills

Coming Soon: Data-Driven Criminal Justice Policy

The state needs the ability to pass data-driven criminal justice policy, but currently, good data is severely lacking. This bill will help change that.

Ben Shelton
| 22nd Mar 2022

2022 Bills

Decreasing Recidivism by Rewarding Employment

Ben Shelton
| 18th Mar 2022

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