Criminal Justice System Backlogs in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Case Study of Prosecutorial Reform in Travis County, Texas
Research Note
Criminal justice system backlogs, or the number of unresolved cases in a jurisdiction, have long posed a challenge to the timely and equitable administration of justice. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, however, backlogs grew at an unprecedented rate across the nation and, six years later, continue to stymie criminal justice system operations.The s ...