Under a tougher state law, Salt Lake County accuses 3 of recruiting minors to a gang
Salt Lake County prosecutors have charged three individuals with recruiting minors into a gang, marking the first use of a new, tougher state law. The legislation was specifically pushed by local prosecutors to increase penalties for such offenses.
Salt Lake County prosecutors urged lawmakers to toughen penalties for recruiting minors into gangs. Now they say they're putting the new law to work. .
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