EPISODE · Apr 11, 2023 · 18 MIN
Why Does It Take Four Years For a Murder Case To Go To Trial?
from In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons
An investigation from the Chicago Tribune shows how a cascade of failures within the Cook County criminal justice system leads most murder cases to take four years to go to trial, with some lasting up to or more than a decade. Reset talks with journalists Megan Crepau and Joe Mahr, who reported “Stalled Justice,” and with Shapearl Wells, a Chicago woman who’s still seeking justice in her son’s death.
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Why Does It Take Four Years For a Murder Case To Go To Trial?
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