They did not care. In fact, when I talked to the police and the judges and the public elected officials, one of the things that was said to me was that we need help. We need help, and help is not just financial; judges to come over and help them set up guidelines, workshops, expertise, training to train more judges. Mr. Speaker, it is a system that is drowning. I went to one of the judge's offices, and it was amazing, papers piled up to the top of the ceiling. No computers, no fax machines. Old typewriters. So it is an antiquated system that cannot comply.
Rep. Corrine Brown: “They did not care. In fact, when I talked to the police and the judges and the public elected officials, one of the…”
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Addressing the need for judicial system reform and support.
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