"Polygamists may not face jail time under Utah bill"

"SALT LAKE CITY - Polygamists have lived in Utah since before it became a state. Eighty-five years after plural marriage was declared a felony, they still number in the thousands and have even been featured in the long-running reality TV show, 'Sister Wives.'

Now, a state lawmaker says it’s time to remove the threat of jail time for otherwise law-abiding polygamists.

Melissa Ellis grew up in the polygamous Kingston group and said she worries that leaders could consider it a victory if the state lightened penalties.

'Those men are going to have more power and more control over their victims than they did before,' she said."