Judges impose vastly different sentences for similar crimes, audit finds
In northern Utah, defendants are three times as likely to be locked up than those in southeastern Utah.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The logo for the state of Utah judiciary is seen during the sentencing for Jesse Taggart, a man found guilty of attempted aggravated murder, aggravated assault, discharge of a firearm and riot during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, in the courtroom in Provo on Monday, April 6, 2026.