The UK prison system is in crisis. The incarcerated population has surged by 7 per cent since 2018, leading to nearly full prisons. Simultaneously, the court system is grappling with an unprecedented backlog of cases, currently at a 23-year high with 67,533 cases awaiting trial, a staggering 105 per cent increase since 2018.
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James Oliveira-Agnew, a criminal barrister with 16 years of experience, specializing in sexual offences, sheds light on the dire situation and its impact on ordinary people seeking justice.
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