WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SEQUESTERED? The jurors are isolated in an undisclosed hotel and cannot go home to their families until a verdict is reached. A sequestered jury typically deliberates after the close of normal business hours, to finish its work faster. Jurors have been told to avoid all news about the case.

Do juries have to be sequestered?

In exceptional circumstances, the judge may direct that a jury must be sequestered. On those very rare occasions, the judge will endeavour to give jurors as much warning as possible and comfortable accommodation will be provided. This means staying in court-provided accommodation to avoid external influence.

What kind of jury is isolated from the public?

When a judge sequesters a jury (a process known as sequestration), the jury is isolated from the public to prevent jurors from coming into contact with members or products of the media, other people interested in the trial, etc. that might prejudice them or create the appearance of prejudicing them in some way.