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After lawmaker criticism and victim outrage, Utah moves to toughen sex-crime guidelines
What happened
Utah is moving to toughen recommended sentences for some sex offenders, shifting recommendations for specific crimes from 'presumptive jail' to 'presumptive prison'.
Timeline
- KJZZ After lawmaker criticism and victim outrage, Utah moves to toughen sex-crime guidelines
- KUTV 2News After lawmaker criticism and victim outrage, Utah moves to toughen sex-crime guidelines
- KUTV 2News (YouTube) After lawmaker criticism and victim outrage, Utah moves to toughen sex-crime guidelines
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After lawmaker criticism and victim outrage, Utah moves to toughen sex-crime guidelines
— After lawmaker criticism and victim outrage, Utah moves to toughen sex-crime guidelines Utah is moving to toughen recommended sentences for some sex offenders, a shift supporters say is aimed at keeping dangerous…