Prison
Too little support for increasing numbers of remand prisoners
Prisons Inspectorate says that too few prisons have developed a strategy to managing people on remand, leaving them vulnerable.
27th March 2026
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Prisons Inspectorate says that too few prisons have developed a strategy to managing people on remand, leaving them vulnerable.
Official stats for 2024 show increase in numbers going through the CJS and a big increase in community resolutions.
Too many women are being remanded to custody, including those who are severely mentally unwell who should be receiving treatment in the community.
February 2025 criminal justice statistics show even more people remanded in and sent to custody last year.
Research from the charity JUSTICE finds bail processes are not being properly followed in the magistrates’ courts, undermining the fairness of remand decision-making.
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman reveals that 35% of all self-inflicted deaths in 2022 were of prisoners on remand.
The Justice Committee says the justice system is ill-equipped to deal with the ever-rising numbers of remand prisoners
Howard League report reveals three quarters of children remanded to custody do not receive a custodial sentence.
The Youth Justice Board annual statistics highlight concerns over racial disparity and high numbers of children on remand.
New Howard League project to tackle surging use of remand among children in custody.
Official figures for 2020 show prosecutions down 26% but out of court disposals up by 18% on 2019.
Two thirds of women remanded in custody are acquitted or given a non-custodial sentence.
