Vermont鈥檚 judiciary system is mired in a backlog. There are about 15,000 unresolved criminal cases in the state. Chittenden County has the state鈥檚 busiest docket, with about 3,000 unresolved cases.
开云体育's public safety reporter Liam Elder-Connors and Derek Brouwer, his counterpart at Seven Days, spent five days inside the downtown Burlington courthouse, attending hearings and interviewing participants. They joined Vermont Edition to discuss their story, 鈥淭rials and Tribulations: A week inside Vermont鈥檚 busiest courthouse reveals a judicial system plagued by delays.鈥�
Broadcast live on Monday, June 3, 2024, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
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