No Action On Jury Reforms

Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould yesterday said cabinet does not plan legislative changes to the jury system despite an appeal by the Commons justice committee. Witnesses told MPs low pay, lack of support and one provision of the Criminal Code compromise jurors who attend gruesome criminal trials: “I had no way to fully comprehend how bad it would be.”

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