The Campaign for Smart Justice in Utah is committed to reducing incarceration rates by 50% and fighting racism in the criminal legal system.
Utah, USA
Joined March 2018
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Join @BLMLA’s co-founder @DocMellyMel in a live, virtual conversation with four DAs on the frontier of change on Tuesday, May 17, 5 to 6:30 p.m. PT.
RSVP: aclusocal.co/DAsforchange
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Over 1 in 4 Utahns has a criminal record. Criminal records create barriers, but clearing records lead to opportunities. Thanks to @AliVallarta from @CityCastSLC for featuring Clean Slate Utah this morning. Check out the 10 min podcast here. saltlake.citycast.fm/
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Repeat after me, law enforcement can't arrest people out of homelessness. Housing gets people out of homelessness. By definition, a person with housing is no longer homeless. A homeless person in jail is a person in jail with no home to go to when they are released.
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HB 392 just passed the House and is headed to the Senate. Thanks to @RepJimDunnigan, @RepAStoddard, @KenIvoryUT, and the many other reps who spoke up and voted in favor of second chances!
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Along with our friends at @Utah_Housing & @DLCofUT we are cohosting what should be an amazing conversation about permanent supportive housing and disability rights on Wednesday.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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The Supreme Court isn't going to end mass incarceration for us. But here are a handful of criminal justice cases to watch this term so you know where the law ends and where we begin. bit.ly/3oJjGLy
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Probation and parole have become primary drivers of incarceration. Utah’s HB290 works to reduce incarceration stemming from supervision. pew.org/2VwEua1 #utleg @smartjusticeut @acluutah @libertasutah
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At least 350,000 people have their probation or parole revoked and are sent to jail or prison every year. @kevenstratton; @goptodd championed new laws in Utah to reduce revocations with HB290. @smartjusticeut @acluutah @libertasutah pew.org/2VwEua1
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Smart Justice Utah retweeted
UPAN in association with Dream Corps JUSTICE Empathy Network are pleased to present two events for the Fifth Annual #DayofEmpathy TODAY March 2nd, 2021—Standing Together for Justice in Utah, and the #DayofEmpathy 2021 Virtual National Summit. - mailchi.mp/utahprisoneradvoc…
Smart Justice Utah retweeted
Great news: HB143 passed @utahsenate unanimously. 🎉
This bill, sponsored by @cory_maloy, prevents the government from suspending a person’s driver license just because they didn’t pay a fine. (This currently happens to thousands of people yearly.)
Now off to @GovCox! #utpol
Smart Justice Utah retweeted
The #SLC Racial Equity in Policing Commission is holding a public listening session TONIGHT at 6PM. Register online for an opportunity to provide your own comments on "changing outcomes for communities of color in their interactions with @slcpd."
#utpol #racialjustice
The #SLC Racial Equity in Policing Commission invites the public to join a community conversation on policing in #SLC tonight at 6 pm. Featured listeners include, @slcmayor, @slcpd @ChiefMikeBrown & @slcCouncil members. Details at slcrepcommission.com.
#utpol #SLCRepCommission
Smart Justice Utah retweeted
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just ruled that the Texas prison officials who locked Trent Taylor in cells full of feces and raw sewage for six days will NOT receive qualified immunity.
All government officials must be held accountable for violations of human rights and dignity.
Smart Justice Utah retweeted
Heads up criminologists, social work, and legal scholars! Our @USocialWork and @utahcrimjustice #SmartDecarceration event with @JohnFPfaff is Oct 14. Other incredible speakers will be @BeySimpson @DAMikeSchmidt @matt_epperson @Dr_Teasley
Register: bit.ly/grandchallenges20-21 @nasw
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BREAKING: Only 1 of the 3 officers who killed Breonna Taylor has been charged with a crime. None of the charges are related to her death. Once again, the state has denied that Black lives matter by failing to hold law enforcement accountable.
#JusticeForBreonna #BlackLivesMatter
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The science is clear: wearing masks slows the spread of COVID-19. So, why are less than a third of states requiring incarcerated people to wear masks, and only about half of states requiring correctional staff to wear masks? prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/0…
Smart Justice Utah retweeted
Police reform is inevitable so let's make it count. Banning knee-on-neck restraints simply won't do it.
Read my latest is @DeseretNews @DNewsOpinion @LibertasUtah @SmartJusticeUT deseret.com/opinion/2020/8/6…
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At recent Utah police protests, @acluutah said its trained observers have seen a “concerning pattern” of police intimidation and harassment of protesters and demanded it stop.
Here's what has happened and what ACLU says needs to be done: sltrib.com/news/2020/07/22/a…
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Members of ACLU Utah are also out here. Earlier today, the ACLU Utah released a letter criticizing Utah’s response to protests in Utah. More here: fox13now.com/news/local-news…
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✅ Poll: Utahns Overwhelmingly Support Police Reform
libertasutah.org/justice-and…
#utpol #police #criminaljusticereform #policreform
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59 men incarcerated at the Washington County jail have tested positive for the coronavirus — the largest outbreak yet in a Utah jail facility.
sltrib.com/news/2020/07/01/c…