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THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN ENGLAND IS BROKEN – Are we in the same situation?

Posted byDennis Reeve 12 December 202012 December 2020

“The scale of the courts’ backlog is highlighted today with figures showing that, in London alone, nearly a quarter of a million people are waiting for their cases to be heard.”

London mayor Sadiq Khan
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/dec/05/courts-logjam-leaves-227000-waiting-for-justice-in-london-alone?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Email
Posted byDennis Reeve12 December 202012 December 2020Posted inUncategorized

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