Justice Unveils Blueprint to Cut Remand Population
According to a legal thinktank, too many people are being unnecessarily jailed before their trial.
A blueprint has been drawn up by Justice to reduce the number of people locked up before their trial and reduce prison overcrowding. The plan includes flow charts to guide magistrates' decisions and greater support for legal advisers.
Two years ago, Justice published a report that found magistrates were not regularly following the law when jailing people awaiting trial, and the remand population was rising sharply.
Justice's latest report states that the remand population now makes up a fifth of the prison population, with 11,629 of the record 17,071 people on remand awaiting trial.
Research by Justice revealed a divergence in magistrates' approach to remand.
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Author's summary: Justice aims to reduce remand population.
- Remand population: 11,629 people
- Total prison population: 17,071 people
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