incarceration

Joe broke Sarah’s car window and stole her purse. This isn’t Joe’s first run-in with the law. He is already on probation, has two prior felonies ...
Technical violations should not result in jail, and this bill takes the first step to help make sure that doesn’t happen. The Sentencing Commission has already done a lot of great work on Utah’s probation and parole system, and this is yet another directive to help move the needle in the right direction.
This bill prevents most children who are 12 or younger from being kept in state detention for crimes.
Something as small as a parking ticket could eventually land you in jail. But what if there was a legal alternative to paying a fine?

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