Justice Unveils Blueprint to Cut Remand Population
A legal thinktank, Justice, has announced a plan to reduce the number of people jailed before their trial, citing unnecessary imprisonment.
Key elements of the blueprint include flow charts to guide magistrates' decisions and increased support for legal advisers.
- Flow charts to guide magistrates' decisions
- Greater support for legal advisers
According to Justice, the remand population currently accounts for a fifth of the prison population, with 11,629 out of 17,071 people on remand awaiting trial.
Magistrates were not regularly following the law when jailing people awaiting trial.
Author's summary: Justice proposes a blueprint to reduce unnecessary pre-trial imprisonment.
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