‘Lives on hold’: a day in the crown court where cases are delayed for years
by Emily Dugan from on (#6SSS9)
Backlog in cases set to reach 100,000 in England and Wales without action on shortage of barristers and judges
A man bursts out of a courtroom, shouting expletives. The judge has just ruled that his brother-in-law will not be going to prison after sexually assaulting his two young daughters.
The justice system is a fucking joke," he bellows, pacing ahead of his family. Another male relative mutters darkly: We'll find him."
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