Utah prosecutors urge lawmakers to pass bill abolishing death penalty
The bill would repeal the death penalty and allow those convicted of aggravated murder the option to spend at least 45 years in jail before being up for parole.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) l-r Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson, Utah County Attorney David Leavitt and Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill held a press conference to voice their support for abolishing the death penalty in Utah, Sept. 14, 2021.