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Special Report: Racial Disparities in Utah’s Juvenile Justice System

This report explores the racial disparities that result from flaws in Utah’s current juvenile justice system and outlines specific recommendations for reform.

February 13, 2017

Failing Gideon: Utah’s Flawed County-By-County Public Defender System

On August 24, 2011, the ACLU of Utah issued a 95-page report, “Failing Gideon: Utah’s Flawed County-By-County Public Defender System,” documenting the state’s and counties’ chronic failures to fund or oversee trial-level public defender services in Utah.

August 24, 2011