Tags are keywords. I put tags on every post to help you find the content you want. Tags may be people (Dominic Raab, say), organisations (The Howard League, PRT), themes (women offenders, homelessness) or specific items (heroin, racial disparity, ROTL). If you’re looking to research a particular issue, they can be invaluable.
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.
Official data for 2019 shows fewer defendants, more Crown Courts remands in custody and fewer people sent to prison, but for longer.
New report from Transform Justice finds an increasing proportion of the children in custody are on remand.
Women in Prison detail the impact of the losure of HMP Holloway on all women prisoners, but particularly those in London whose families now have to travel many miles to see them.
