DANIELSON — Sometimes even the wheels of justice fail to get traction in the fog of winter weather.

A communication snafu between the state Judicial Branch and the Department of Correction, or DOC, on Friday led to jailed defendants across the state not being transported to their court appearances.

“Typically in bad weather, there’s a conversation on whether it’s safe to transport,” said Alison Chandler, spokesman for the Judicial Branch. “There was an expectation that those transports were on for, but that did not happen because of a miscommunication somewhere along the way.”

At least a half-dozen Part A cases — the most serious types heard — were continued in Danielson Superior Court until later this month,  including those of three former Danielson residents charged in a tangled child neglect case.

Prosecutors were expected to provide an update on plea offers made to Nicholas Emory, James Emory and Martha Kelley, all charged with various crimes related to the neglect of three young children over a period of months.

State police began investigating the case in July 2016 after serving a child-pornography-related search warrant at 39 Broad St., where the family lived together for several years. The children had suffered “extreme neglect” for several years according to medical exam information detailed in an arrest warrant.

The children’s father, Nicholas Emory, has been described as the most culpable in the neglect by prosecutors. He and the children’s mother, Donna Rodeheffer, each face three counts each of risk of injury to a child and negligent cruelty to persons.

The children’s live-in uncles, James and Jason Emory, also face multiple charges of risk of injury to a child, as does Kelly, the children’s grandmother.

In addition to the neglect charges, Nicolas, James and Jason Emory are also charged with first-degree possession of child pornography. Police said the three Emory brothers viewed child pornography on multiple occasions in their home, with Nicolas Emory telling police he watched the illegal videos while his children were in the same room, according to a warrant.

The defendants have all pleaded not guilty to all charges. Kelley and Rodeheffer are free on bond and the three Emory brothers have been jailed since February.

State’s Attorney Anne Mahoney said plea offers have been forwarded to the defendants’ various lawyers, though the sheer number of principals involved in the proceedings, inclduing legal guardians assigned to the children, has made coodination challenging.

“But my goal is to have all the defendants plead on the same day,” she said.

Mahoney said the package plea deals are contingent on all the defendants signing on — if one or more rejects the undisclosed offers, all are off the table.

James Emory and Rodeheffer are due next in court on Monday.