Editing Grand jury (section)

=== Watchdog ===
In Japan, the Prosecutorial Review Commission is made up of 11 randomly selected citizens, is appointed to a six-month term, and its primary purpose is examining cases prosecutors have chosen not to continue prosecuting.<ref name="Gastil-2014" /> It has therefore been perceived as a way to combat [[misfeasance]] in public officials.<ref name="Fukurai-2011" /> This is similar to civil grand juries in U.S. states like California.<ref name="Gastil-2014" />

Similarly, in 2011 there was a [[private member's bill]] in [[Ontario, Canada]] which would create citizen grand juries to oversee government institutions. The bill did not make any progress and was not passed.<ref>''[https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-39/session-2/bill-207/debates Bill 207, Grand Juries Act, 2011]''. Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 39th Parliament, Session 2.</ref>