Justice Deferred
Special | 28m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Nick Haines discusses the complications of conducting jury trials during a pandemic.
Since March, there has barely been any criminal jury trials anywhere in the country. Now, courts are concerned how they'll ever get twelve people to sit next to each other in a courtroom again. Hundreds of defendants have been sitting in jail cells indefinitely, with no certainty on when a jury of their peers will decide their fate. Citizens and justice workers discuss their concerns.
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Kansas City Week in Review is a local public television program presented by Kansas City PBS
Justice Deferred
Special | 28m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Since March, there has barely been any criminal jury trials anywhere in the country. Now, courts are concerned how they'll ever get twelve people to sit next to each other in a courtroom again. Hundreds of defendants have been sitting in jail cells indefinitely, with no certainty on when a jury of their peers will decide their fate. Citizens and justice workers discuss their concerns.
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