On Monday, the Utah Senate passed a bill that would add some constraints to the state’s use of facial recognition software. Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley City, sponsored Senate Bill 34, which limits use of the Department of Public Safety’s facial recognition database to law enforcement officials who make a specific request in the course…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: February 11, 2015) – a discussion about the militarization of contemporary policing, as it relates to race and ethnic relations, the school-to-prison pipeline, and morality. The panelists include Professor Emily Chiang, Associate Prof. S.J. Quinney College of Law; Dr. Malcolm Holmes, Department of Sociology at the University of…
The Salt Lake County Jail is changing the way they handle mug shots, saying they want to stop outside groups from exploiting the photos for monetary gain.
It’s now up to the West Valley City Council to decide who should have access to police records regarding the disappearance of Susan Cox Powell. Last night the Cox family attorney addressed the council arguing the records could help the missing woman’s parents pursue the case themselves. But as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, the West Valley Police Department says any release of information could hurt their active investigation.
There are two kinds of meters in downtown Salt Lake City. Both sit on the sidewalk and accept change, but instead of parking, one is aimed at curbing panhandling. The HOST program raises money through its red meters to help connect the homeless with social services and resources. But as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, most of the donations that have come in so far haven’t been from the public.
Over the past several years, homeless shelters across the country have remained packed full of individuals and families looking to get back on their feet. It’s no different in downtown Salt Lake City, where shelters are working more closely than ever with the Salt Lake City Police Department to ensure they remain a safe place for everyone. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what officers are doing to keep drugs away from some of Utah’s most vulnerable residents.
It’s difficult to tack on “hate crime” to a conviction in Utah, according to law enforcement officials who took part last night in Salt Lake County’s Council on Diversity Affairs forum on hate crimes. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on how law enforcement determines what a hate crime is and how they go about prosecuting offenders.
Nearly a hundred people filled a room at the Weber County Main Library in Ogden last night to support Mathew David Stewart, the Ogden man who faces the death penalty after he shot and killed a police officer and wounded five others during a January drug raid at his home. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, supporters say the tragedy is a result of violent drug policies and aggressive law enforcement tactics that need to change.
The Salt Lake Branch of the NAACP hosted a forum last night to educate the public on interacting with law enforcement and support justice for Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Florida. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports on what the organization and local law enforcement had to say about the case.
A bill that sparked retribution from hackers on the Salt Lake City Police Department’s website moved forward in the Utah Senate today despite opposition from some Republican lawmakers. Democratic Senator Karen Mayne is sponsoring SB 107, which would criminalize the possession of graffiti paraphernalia if someone demonstrates intent to vandalize property. But Republican Senator Steve Urquhart was one of six Republicans to vote against the measure, saying it goes too far.
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