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Justice delayed: Philly courts’ backlog leaves many jailed for months without a hearing

“Nearly all court hearings and trials have either stopped or slowed to a trickle," the Defender Association of Philadelphia wrote. Hundreds of its clients have been jailed for months with no hearing.

The Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, at 13th and Filbert streets, is seen with markings for social distancing.
The Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, at 13th and Filbert streets, is seen with markings for social distancing.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer