I think there are two parts to the process. I'll again use the Saretzky trial as an example. Mr. Saretzky was found guilty, but there was the issue of parole ineligibility. Because it was a multiple homicide, he was potentially facing consecutive periods of parole ineligibility. Most of the jurors, but not all of them, came back for the sentencing hearing and sat in the gallery. For them, that was something they wanted to see—the end of the process.
Some people may choose to access that, but most of the jurors, and I think all of my colleagues, including Dr. Lee, would comment on the fact that jurors almost unanimously say, “We finished. We gave our verdict. The judge came in, talked to us for a couple of minutes, told us to look after ourselves going forward, and that was it. I got my parking validated and I left the courthouse.” There isn't a sense of closure.
I'll share this because I think it's relatively public information. One of the juries that I had some closer contact with gets together periodically. They go out for dinner together to check in on each other and see how they're doing. Again, it's a small financial cost to them to be able to have that kind of support from other people who have been through a similar process. Wouldn't it be nice if on a three- or six-month basis there was some additional support available to them for their own self-care as well as for, as Dr. Lee suggested, contacting the jurors to see how they're doing more generally?