Stalled Justice: Delays in the Cook County courts
Another hearing. Another delay. This is what passes for progress in the Cook County criminal courts, a system that a Tribune investigation found is failing at its most essential function:...
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Stalled Justice: As court delays worsen, officials have failed to embrace reforms. Here are steps they could take.
A decade ago, the court systems in both New York City and Chicago were so backlogged that hundreds of people had been sitting in jail for more than two years...
Stalled Justice: Judges could push the pace on slow-moving murder cases. Most of them don’t.
For years, two veteran Cook County judges presided over fifth-floor courtrooms just down the hall from each other, sitting on identical carved wooden benches and presiding over identical types of...
Justicia estancada: Los jueces podrían acelerar el ritmo de los casos de asesinato. La mayoría no lo hace
Durante años, dos jueces veteranos del condado de Cook presidieron las salas del tribunal del quinto piso, al extremo del pasillo uno del otro, sentados en bancos de madera tallados...
Justicia estancada: Desde falta de evidencia hasta policías que no se presentan, la maquinaria de la corte del condado de Cook se atasca a cada paso
A través del grueso vidrio que separaba a los espectadores de la acción de su sala del tribunal, el rostro de la jueza de circuito Joanne Rosado estaba borroso, pero...
Stalled Justice: From missing evidence to no-show cops, Cook County court machinery jams at every turn
Through the thick glass separating spectators from the action of her courtroom, Circuit Judge Joanne Rosado's face was hazy, but the frustration in her voice was clear. "I'm not sure...
Justicia estancada: Las demoras de años en los casos de asesinato en el condado de Cook infringen las reglas, infligen dolor y estafan a los contribuyentes
Cada mes o dos, una madre de luto y el hombre acusado de matar a su hijo viajan a un tribunal del condado de Cook para otra audiencia aparentemente sin...
Timeline: Decades of delays in the Cook County courts
A new Tribune investigation has revealed that Cook County's massive criminal court system is now taking more than four years to complete most of the county's murder cases, with some...
Stalled Justice: How we reported on Cook County court delays
The spark for this investigation came from a Cook County court hearing in December 2020 that lasted just a few minutes. The case had once been what courthouse insiders call...
Stalled Justice: Yearslong delays in Cook County murder cases break rules, inflict pain and gouge taxpayers
Every month or two, a mourning mother and the man accused of killing her son journey to a Cook County courtroom for another seemingly pointless hearing. Corniki Bornds' only child...