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SALT LAKE COUNTY

The 2016 Fellowship in Salt Lake County

Code for America is partnering with Salt Lake County to help individuals show up for their

required court hearings and avoid re-arrest. Nearly 10 percent of the county’s probation

clients fail to appear in court. About 20 percent don’t show up for the court-ordered

treatment which is intended to lower their risk of reoffense.

The Salt Lake County project will build on CourtBot

[http://www.codeforamerica.org/focus/safety-justice/courtbot/] , a tool Code for

America built for the city of Atlanta that sends SMS reminders to people who receive traffic

citations about their court dates. The population served will be expanded to include criminal

defendants and probationers. A broader focus will aim to increase the number of individuals

who successfully complete the court process and fulfill the terms of their probation.

Meet the 2016 team:

Ben Peterson
Salt Lake County Team [/governments/saltlakecounty/]
 Ben Peterson is a designer, researcher and educator who is passionate about improving
access to information and services through design. Prior to Code for America, he led and
contributed to social inn...

MORE [/PEOPLE/BEN-PETERSON/]

Kuan Butts
Salt Lake County Team [/governments/saltlakecounty/]

Kuan is a software developer who loves engineering transit and urban planning tools.
Previously, Kuan worked on transit mapping and scenario modeling projects with the MIT
Media Lab and the Singapore-...

MORE [/PEOPLE/KUAN-BUTTS/]

Team Leads: Fraser Nelson, Director of Data and Innovation at Salt Lake County and
Elizabeth Mitchell, Senior Advisor to the Mayor and Research Associate at Salt Lake County
 “
Salt Lake County is struggling with having to
re-arrest people for not showing up to a court
appearance or to court-ordered treatment. That
is expensive, inefficient and—most of all—
doesn’t help address the reason behind the
original arrest. We’re excited to work with Code
for America to find the right technological tool
that people can use to avoid being re-arrested.
That should help ease overcrowding at the jail
and help put individuals on a more constructive
path.
MAYOR BEN MCADAMS, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UT

THE 2016 SALT LAKE COUNTY FELLOWSHIP IS SUPPORTED BY

Google Fiber and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation

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