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Locked Up in Lockdown

Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 8:40 p.m.

Are court backlogs creating miscarriages of justice? When the UK locked down, so did its court system, adding to a backlog that\u2019s left defendants, witnesses and victims facing long waits for trials. Helen Grady speaks to people inside the justice system to find out how it\u2019s coped with the pandemic - from delays in making courts covid-secure to a lack of PPE and overcrowding in prisons. We hear stories from prisons under lockdown and talk to lawyers who fear delays are leading to abuses of the criminal justice system.\nProducer: Rob Cave