Numerous issues plague our criminal justice system, both in adult and juvenile courts. Prosecutorial, and judicial discretion can impact individuals’ dispositions, and this is often the cause for lack of uniformity in sentencing; even for similar crimes. The judicial system plays a large role in how cases are handled from start to finish. A judge that is currently sitting on the Family Court – Juvenile trial calendar has a lot more discretion in how the courtroom proceedings

“David Bailey walks free today without having served his full sentence while we as a family serve the life sentence that he inflicted on us. I think often of all the other victims that will have to endure what our family suffered over the last year as a result of the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (IRRA). We can all agree that the criminal justice system needs to be reformed but not at the expense of the true victims of violent crimes.” These words come from Ms. Wan