Audit & Sources
The campaign’s policy commitments draw on public reports. This page links to primary materials and uses the auditor’s qualifying language.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Audit
Report 2025-31: A Performance Audit of the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office: Improving Governance and Transparency, Office of the Legislative Auditor General, State of Utah, December 9, 2025.
Key Findings Referenced by This Campaign
The report found the screening division lacked accessible written policies to guide charging decisions; the office received about 23,000 referrals in 2024 and filed charges on approximately 77 percent; and approximately 48 percent of a randomly selected 50-case sample of felony declinations lacked detailed reasoning. (Report 2025-31, pp. 6, 8.)
It also found that some prosecutors handled over 400 general felony cases at any given time; most reviewed two-step plea reductions lacked documented rationale or supervisory review; and the office did not use performance measures to evaluate effectiveness. (Report 2025-31, pp. 22-23, 32.)
Regarding alternatives to incarceration, the report documented vague admission criteria and no recidivism tracking; staff restricted auditor access to admission meetings for months; and requested participant data was ultimately not provided. (Report 2025-31, pp. 14-16.)
Related County-System Context
Report 2025-30: A Performance Audit of the Salt Lake County Jail: The Impact of Insufficient Jail Capacity on Criminal Justice, Office of the Legislative Auditor General, December 2025.
This report concerns the jail and Sheriff’s Office, not the District Attorney’s Office. It should not be read as a DA-specific finding. Separately, Report 2025-32: A Review of Salt Lake County's Criminal Justice System, Office of the Legislative Auditor General, December 2025. It addresses county-system coordination and recommends performance measures for recidivism-reducing programs and a dual-track criminal justice approach that includes adequate jail capacity. This is county-system context, not a DA-specific audit finding. (Report 2025-32, report summary and p. 13.)
Additional Public Materials
Legislative Audit Subcommittee hearing record — December 9, 2025
KSL coverage — December 10, 2025 | Deseret News coverage — December 9, 2025