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The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole renamed its victim notification letter after Eli Mitchell, a teen killed by a DUI driver in 2022.

The letter and its name aims to humanize the legal process and honor Eli's memory.

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole is naming the letter that victims and their families first receive from the board after a 13-year-old boy who was hit and killed by a drunken driver while riding his bicycle.

The initial victim notification letter sent by the board will now be called "The Eli Mitchell Letter."

"'The Eli Mitchell Letter' is the first point of contact for victims of crime and the board. It provides timely and critical information about the post-conviction process. The new name is intende

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