Rooms where the accused are held while awaiting their court appearance.
clerks’ office
Duties of clerks include assisting judges, drawing up charges, informing judges of specific points of procedure and collecting evidence.
security vestibule
Corridor that leads directly from the cells to the prisoner’s dock.
judges’ office
Office used by judges to meet with assistants and attorneys and to prepare judgments.
jurors’ room
Room in which jurors deliberate; jurors are citizens selected at random, usually from voters’ lists.
judges’ bench
Judges preside over trials and ensure that proceedings are in accordance with the law; at the conclusion of a trial, the judge delivers a verdict and a sentence if the verdict is guilty.
clerks’ desk
Table where clerks sit to record the proceedings.
jury box
Box reserved for the jury, who deliver a verdict of guilty or not guilty at the conclusion of a trial.
prosecution counsels’ bench
Prosecuting attorneys ensure that laws are enforced on behalf of society; they attempt to prove that the accused is guilty.
defense counsels’ bench
Defense attorneys advise and represent the accused and attempt to prove the person’s innocence.
prisoner’s dock
Box in which the person alleged to have committed a crime remains during the trial.
