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Delayed Justice: Mountain West Court Backlogs Leave Defendants In Limbo

Boise State Public Radio News | By Madelyn Beck
Published May 14, 2021 at 12:26 PM MDT
Washoe County Detention Facility
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office
Washoe County Detention Facility

Trial delays caused by the pandemic meant that Christopher Gauntlett spent 525 days in jail in Nevada before he was found not guilty. His case likely isn’t unique.

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Madelyn Beck
Madelyn Beck is Boise State Public Radio's regional reporter with the Mountain West News Bureau. She's from Montana but has reported everywhere from North Dakota to Alaska to Washington, D.C. Her last few positions included covering energy resources in Wyoming and reporting on agriculture/rural life issues in Illinois.
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