A.Stringer<p>"And now, while the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/criminaljusticesystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminaljusticesystem</span></a> is in flames – record, growing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/courtbacklogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courtbacklogs</span></a>; record delays; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trials</span></a> unable to go ahead for a lack of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judges</span></a> and £barristers; crumbling <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/courtbuildings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courtbuildings</span></a>; overflowing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisons</span></a>; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/chronicunderstaffing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chronicunderstaffing</span></a> – the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LordChancellor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LordChancellor</span></a> has backed herself into a pointless, idiotic fight in which she may ultimately be forced to dismantle the one part of the system which was quietly and effectively getting on with its job."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sentencingcouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sentencingcouncil</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thesecretbarrister.com/2025/04/02/we-need-to-talk-about-the-sentencing-council/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thesecretbarrister.com/2025/04</span><span class="invisible">/02/we-need-to-talk-about-the-sentencing-council/</span></a></p>
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SubtleBlade ⚔️<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prisons</span></a> ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as inmates forced to share single cells</p><p>Longer sentences and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CourtBacklogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CourtBacklogs</span></a> push 25% of prisoners in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> into shared cells, adding to drug-use and violence<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/05/prisons-sleepwalking-into-crisis-as-inmates-forced-to-share-single-cells" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/may/05/prisons-sleepwalking-into-crisis-as-inmates-forced-to-share-single-cells</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryPoliciesInAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryPoliciesInAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JusticeSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeSystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UnderfundingPublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnderfundingPublicServices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UnderfundingPublicInfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnderfundingPublicInfrastructure</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Court backlogs for rape cases hit record high with ‘devastating’ waits for justice | The Independent<br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Rape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rape</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CourtBacklogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CourtBacklogs</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CourtWaits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CourtWaits</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rape-cases-court-backlogs-delays-b2306706.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/uk/home</span><span class="invisible">-news/rape-cases-court-backlogs-delays-b2306706.html</span></a></p>
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