It’s an issue that started during the pandemic and it’s getting worse. Backlog court cases are steadily accruing, because defendants are not being brought from jail to court. As KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee tells us, it’s causing frustrations for everyone including lawyers, judges and the defendants waiting months in jail for a preliminary hearing. (Photo: Oleksandr Filon/Getty Images)

<p>It&rsquo;s an issue that started during the pandemic and it&rsquo;s getting worse. Backlog court cases are steadily accruing, because defendants are not being brought from jail to court. As KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee tells us, it&rsquo;s causing frustrations for everyone including lawyers, judges and the defendants waiting months in jail for a preliminary hearing. (Photo: Oleksandr Filon/Getty Images)</p>

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