Thousands of people held on remand ‘for months, sometimes years’ beyond time limits — The Justice Gap

Thousands of people are being held on remand for months, sometimes years, far beyond lawful time limits, according to a new report which also claims people are pleading guilty to avoid being stuck in prison indefinitely as a result of the backlog of cases in the courts. The new study from the legal charity Fair Trials…

Thousands of people held on remand ‘for months, sometimes years’ beyond time limits — The Justice Gap

~ by Barbara S on June 25, 2021.