Sentences with phrase «remand prisoners»
"Remand prisoners" refers to individuals who are temporarily held in custody while awaiting their trial or legal proceedings. They have not been convicted of a crime but must remain in custody for reasons such as potential flight risk or danger to society. Full definition
But these words do not reflect the reality of growing numbers of remand prisoners in the wake of the former Coalition State Government's changes to the Bail Act and justice diversion options that have sent many more young people to Parkville ahead of their day in court.
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He is lawyer protecting the interest of the Mawako «pepper» victim and over the years represented several hundreds of remand prisoners through the Justice For All program.
Mr Emmanuel Adzator, Acting Director - General of Prisons, thanked government for its continuous support for all prisons in the country, particularly, the Nsawam Prison which is to benefit from a GHȼ50, 000.00 dormitory block that would help separate remand prisoners from convicts as well as help ease congestion and ensure proper classification of prisoners.
Practically, there would be few difficulties in expanding the arrangements already in place enabling remand prisoners to vote to the rest of the sentenced prison population.
Another challenge is entirely practical; the quality of the settings in which remand prisoners have to be assessed on «official visits» can make the task very difficult.
In the light of the above, the course aims at adopting a right - based approach to improve the inclusivity and provide comprehensive access to justice for PWDs, either as direct or indirect participants and whether as victims of crime, suspects, witnesses, plaintiffs, defendants, appellants, remand prisoners and / or prison inmates.
Importantly for their rehabilitation prospects, remand prisoners, who are unsentenced, have only limited opportunities to access programs to address their offending — for example, mental health or substance abuse programs.