Monday, February 8, 2010

Bail hearings in Haiti

At least they have a decent excuse for a system in chaos:

Quake upends rules of criminal justice

By Henri E. Cauvin

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- Haiti's criminal justice system was brought to a standstill by last month's earthquake, which levelled the capital city's courthouse. But crime did not stop, and that has left police commanders with jail cells full of frustrated inmates who have not been given a chance to go...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/06/AR2010020602047.html?referrer=emailarticle

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