Open AccessCriminal justice policy and remand detention since 1994
Author(s) -
Jean Redpath
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
sa crime quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-3108
pISSN - 1991-3877
DOI - 10.17159/2413-3108/2014/v0i48a794
Subject(s) - remand (court procedure) , prison , law , political science , criminology , criminal justice , economic justice , overcrowding , immigration detention , sociology , human rights , supreme court
The ‘tough on crime’ approach embodied in bail and sentencing law has had a profound impact on the trends around remand detention, including prison overcrowding of such an extent that it is estimated to have contributed to an additional 8 500 natural deaths in custody. Ultimately the policies have led, in practice, to an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ effect: fewer people are being tried and sentenced, while more than ever are denied their freedom without ever being tried in a court of law.