Salt Lake Tribune · Nov 3, 2019
Racial disparities in Utah prisons need study, lawmaker says
(Rick Bowmer | The Associated Press, file photo) Republican state Rep. Marsha Judkins of Provo says she is working on a prosecution transparency bill that would require the collection of data about arrest, charging, sentencing and parole decisions to determine how they may be contributing to racial disparities in the Utah prison system. Shown is a watchtower at the Utah State Prison in Draper. Ogden • A proposal to study how implicit racial biases may play into the disproportionate number of minorities in the Utah prison system is in the works for the 2020 legislative session.