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UK Jury Trials Face Radical Reduction: Why the Justice System is Changing
The UK government is scaling back jury trials for many criminal cases, sparking fierce debate over the future of community participation in justice. Facing record court backlogs, officials propose judge-only ‘swift courts’ for less serious crimes, but critics warn this…
David Lammy Faces Court Crisis: Jury Reforms and Prison Release Errors Rock UK Justice
David Lammy, the UK’s deputy prime minister and justice secretary, is steering through a turbulent moment in British justice, unveiling contentious jury trial reforms amid a wave of mistaken prisoner releases. With court backlogs mounting and the prison system under…