California’s courts stayed open even during the Great Depression. But 3 million cases will be delayed as some of the nation’s busiest courthouses go dark on Wednesday, September 16.
Court employees are taking a stand for public safety and speaking out to the media.
“People who are in jails will be in there longer without a hearing or a trial, costing the county money and further overcrowding our jails. Criminal cases will be dismissed because of missed timelines,” Annette Ruiz-Vides, Fiscal Office Specialist in San Mateo County.
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Court employees will gather outside the closed offices of the Administrative Office of the Courts in San Francisco to raise questions about billions of dollars in spending on a new computer system and new courthouses as public services suffer.
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