Justice now in the unjust courtrooms of New York

The New York Times did a follow-up story on its article on New York courtrooms without structured laws, which they reported on a month or two ago.

This was a very large article taking up multiple page of the newspaper. It took a lot of research and reporting time. I found the report to be particularly interesting.

Recap: Small, localized courtrooms of New York were not following a set of laws those on trial could fall back on. There was no accountability and no fair trial, which ended up being decided by opinionated judges.

Could the New York Times have played a crucial role in bringing this issue to the surface? Now the Times is reporting that measures are going to be taken.

The courtrooms will now be held accountable for their actions and sentences. They are to record every word spoken and will be getting computers placed in their courtrooms to keep records.

I think that this follow-up report in especially interesting for this blog because it reveals a major part that investigative reporting plays on revealing injustice.