Justice Denied? - A Court, Prison and Police Special

The pandemic has put the justice system in England and Wales into crisis, with a massive backlog in court cases, prisons are clogged and high risk for Covid, and police saying they do not have the resources for the increasing demands being placed on them. Frances Crook, CEO of the Howard League for Penal Reform tells Bloomberg Westminster's Yuan Potts and Roger Hearing the prison system is under huge pressure, much of it dating from before Covid, but the arrival of fewer prisoners now could offer an opportunity to ease that pressure. Alex Mayes from the charity Victim Support joins to discuss the frustration of those facing long backlogs in court cases and unable to get justice or move on with their lives. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com