Rep. Eric Hutchings (R)

HB 348 (Criminal Justice Programs and Amendments)

Libertas Institute supports this bill.

A series of 18 proposals made by the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice have now been introduced in this bill to make criminal justice in Utah "smarter" and evidence-based, to ensure that people are only sent to prison when necessary.

Libertas Institute supports this bill. Prison time generally does not provide restitution to a victim, and rarely does it rehabilitate the criminal. While more reform is needed, we believe that significant modifications are needed to Utah's system to ensure that punishments fit the crime.