Jessica Miller

Legal affairs reporter

Jessica covers legal affairs and criminal justice for The Tribune, where she has worked since 2011. She was part of the team that won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. When she's not working, she enjoys spending time in Utah's mountains.

(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) In this July 9, 2020, file photo, police push back protesters in Salt Lake City. The summer of discontent about police shootings and use of force and Black Lives Matter has spurred dozens of bills on police reform up for consideration in the upcoming Utah legislative session. Unclear is whether significant action will be taken.

After a summer of protests, Utah lawmakers will consider dozens of police reform bills this session

By Taylor Stevens | Jessica Miller | January 19, 2021, 3:30 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) One of a dozen protesters carries an upside-down flag at the Utah Capitol around noon on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.

Law enforcement, spectators far outnumbered armed protesters at Utah Capitol

By Paighten Harkins | Jessica Miller | Josh Newman | January 18, 2021, 12:59 a.m.

(Screenshot via Salt Lake City Police Department) Salt Lake City police shot and killed 34-year-old Andrew Preece on July 25, 2020, after responding to a call that two men had been fighting outside a Smith's at 455 S. 500 East.

Utah Attorney General’s Office ‘surprised’ police shot at so many people in 2020

By Paighten Harkins | Jessica Miller | January 11, 2021, 4:38 p.m.

(Courtesy of FRONTLINE) Victoria Thomas recalls the police shooting that killed her son, Marc Neal, on Feb. 3, 2020.

‘Constant breaking of your heart:’ How Utah police respond to mental health crises

By Jessica Miller | Paighten Harkins | January 11, 2021, 4:37 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The police station at Brigham Young University on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Brigham Young University will keep its police department after an administrative law judge took the surprising step of tossing the case where state officials had sought to strip the private campus of its policing powers.

BYU will keep its police department, after a judge dismisses Utah’s decertification efforts

By Jessica Miller | January 6, 2021, 3:33 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police gather evidence on State Street in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020.

Utah’s next governor urged to reform police training and discipline

By Jessica Miller | December 30, 2020, 6:33 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cedar Ridge Academy has a new owner as of February and a new name as the Makana Leadership Academy, Dec. 16, 2020. Cedar Ridge had a history of reports of sexual abuse.

Former students at Utah troubled-teen centers say their reports of sex abuse were ignored

By Jessica Miller | December 27, 2020, 4:10 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake District Attorney Sim Gill speaks during a news conference on Friday, August 21, 2020.

District attorney says West Jordan officer justified in killing a 17-year-old

By Jessica Miller | December 19, 2020, 12:32 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Provo Canyon School in Springville on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020.

New York man charged with sending threatening emails to Utah legislators over Provo Canyon School

By Jessica Miller | December 12, 2020, 1:53 a.m.

(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) In this April 5, 2018, file photo, plaintiff McKenna Denson speaks with reporters during a news conference in Salt Lake City.

McKenna Denson, LDS Church agree to drop lawsuit over sexual misconduct by a former Missionary Training Center president

By Jessica Miller | December 11, 2020, 5:02 a.m.