Utah Realizes Positive Outcomes with Juvenile Justice Reform

Aaron BettinsonJuvenile Justice

New data is showing positive outcomes in Utah’s juvenile justice system for youth, families and community safety, including a staggering 46% reduction of low-risk youth in locked detention statewide with the state’s reinvestment model into home and community- based programs. Since 2017, when a comprehensive set of reforms sponsored by Rep. Lowry Snow and Sen. Todd Weiler was signed into …