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1. www.chicagotribune.com › 2023/10/04 › stalledCook County courts start to track why cases get delayed

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   Oct 4, 2023 · Six months after the Chicago Tribune's “Stalled Justice” investigation, the Cook County courts say they will start tracking the reasons cases get delayed.

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2. chicago.suntimes.com › 2020/10/9 › 21507537Delayed justice: Cook County judges ... - Chicago Sun-Times

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   Hundreds of people awaiting trial in Cook County have remained in the sheriff’s custody for longer than two years while their criminal cases get postponed again and again.

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4. www.msn.com › en-us › newsStalled Justice update: Notoriously slow Cook County courts ...

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   As the pace of justice in Cook County has grown slower and slower, leaders of the criminal court system have failed for years to implement a first step toward reform: collecting data on why cases...

5. www.chicagoappleseed.org › 2021/01/28 › long-waitsWaiting for Justice: An examination of the Cook County ...

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   Jan 28, 2021 · Even State’s Attorneys report that their subpoenas to law enforcement agencies and other government agencies go unanswered for months at a time. It is common for attorneys to wait 4-6 months to receive basic police reports, videos, and recordings that constitute the bare bones of cases at trial.

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6. www.chicagotribune.com › 2023/12/31 › stalledSlow Cook County courts see some progress, but backlog remains

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   Dec 31, 2023 · Some signs of progress. According to the most recent jail roster, Jones is one of 12 people who have been in custody for more than a decade with pending cases. Topping the list is Augustin Toscano...

7. www.npr.org › 2021/07/13 › 1015526430As The Nation's Courthouses Reopen, They Face Massive ... - NPR

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   Jul 13, 2021 · The Illinois Supreme Court announced June 30 that courthouses will return to normal in October, and defendants will once again be able to assert their Constitutional right to a speedy trial, a...

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   Is Cook County's criminal justice system changing?

   • A s the pace of justice in Cook County has grown slower and slower, leaders of the criminal court system have failed for years to implement a first step toward reform: collecting data on why cases get delayed. Now that finally may be changing.

   Stalled Justice update: Notoriously slow Cook County courts will begin t…

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   Why are Chicago prosecutors preparing to drop 'low-level' cases?

   • In Chicago, that has prosecutors preparing to drop thousands of what they have designated "low-level" cases because it will be impossible to bring them to trial in time. Criminal courthouses across the United States are confronting massive case backlogs as they begin slowly reopening after long pandemic shutdowns.

   U.S. Courthouses' Backlog On Criminal Cases Could Take Years To Get

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   How do judges know if a case should be delayed?

   • Though attorneys may tell the judge why a case should be delayed, many judges don’t record that information, the Tribune found. Instead, they typically scribble the date of the next hearing on a sheet of paper with the phrase “B/A” — to signify a case was continued “by agreement” of both attorneys. Chicago Data Collaborative

   Stalled Justice update: Notoriously slow Cook County courts will begin t…

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   Why do judges grant continuances?

   • Reporters found a wide variety of reasons that judges grant continuances. Prosecutors may say they need more time to track down and turn over potential evidence. Judges might give themselves more time to rule on lawyers’ requests. Some police officers fail to show up to testify at pretrial hearings and need to be ordered back.

   Stalled Justice update: Notoriously slow Cook County courts will begin t…

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9. www.chicagotribune.com › 2023/04/17 › stalledStalled Justice: Delays in the Cook County courts – Chicago ...

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   Apr 17, 2023 · In an unprecedented review of murder cases, the Tribune found Cook County’s courts are taking longer than ever to separate the guilty from the innocent — longer than courthouses in any city ...