The COVID-19 pandemic has actually developed distinct difficulties for the criminal justice system. These consist of the basic difficulty of keeping the system in a time of social distancing and stay-at-home orders. They likewise consist of the more concentrated problem of dealing relatively with those restricted in prison who would not present a severe threat to the neighborhood if launched however who are at a high threat of contracting COVID-19 if they continue to be kept in the close quarters of the prison. President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark of Pennsylvania’s Fifth Judicial District talks about how Allegheny County has actually reacted to those obstacles and likewise talks about the reform efforts underway to make Allegheny County’s criminal justice system fairer and less expensive, without jeopardizing public security.
Timeline:
0: 00 – Intro
5: 05 – Question 1– Creating an injury notified court house
9: 17 – Question 2– COVID-19 and the courts action
15: 50 – Question 3– COVID-19 and the prison action
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http://iop.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/Events/Governing_in_Crisis/Clark/Kim%20 Clark%20 Learn%20 and%20 Do%20 More.pdf
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Series Title: Governing in Crisis: Preserving Democracy, the Rule of Law and American Values
Date: June 22, 2020
Visitor: Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge, Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania
Host: Mark Nordenberg, Chancellor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh
Episode Title: Fostering a Fairer and Less Costly Criminal Justice System – President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark.
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