justice delayed is justice denied, prime minister william gladstone once said. it s as true now as it was in the 1860s. so new figures revealed by newsnight tonight shed more light on the lengthy waits before some cases finish more than 300 crown court cases in england and wales have been waiting four years or longer to reach a conclusion, and nearly 200 cases have been stuck in the system over six years. for an alleged victim and for a defendant, it can mean their lives are essentially in limbo, although the government says in a statement to us tonight that the average prosecution is now completed within ten months and that s falling. why is it taking so long for some cases to come to trial, and what does it tell us about the way the conservatives have managed the criminaljustice system through austerity, the pandemic, and a barristers strike? newsnight s focusing this year on the justice system, and here s sima with our latest report. it had a massive impact on my mental healt
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