Sentences with phrase «detain people prior»

The remand rate has nearly tripled in the past 30 years, and 2005 marked the first time in Canadian history that our provincial institutions were primarily being used to detain people prior to any finding of guilt, rather than after they had been convicted and sentenced.

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Pretrial custody is when an accused person is detained in prison prior to trial.

Immediately prior to taking up the first of his full time judicial appointments Sir Wyn acted as leading counsel for the Secretary of State for the Home Department in appeals brought before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission by persons who had been detained on suspicion of engaging in international terrorism.

For Interruption of Trip, this Insurance does not cover: (1) war or any act of war, whether declared or not; participation in a felony, riot or insurrection; participation in contests of speed; a Pre-existing Condition existing prior to the Insured's departure from their Home Country that has the likelihood of causing death; the Insured Person or Traveling Companion or Traveling Companion's family making changes to personal plans; having business or contractual obligations; being unable to obtain necessary travel documents (passports, visas, etc.); being detained or having property confiscated by customs authorities; carrier caused delays (including bad weather); prohibition or regulatory by any government; default of yacht charter companies; default of the organization from which the Insured Person purchased their trip arrangements.