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01 May 1992

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Six out of ten people jailed on remand are acquitted or given a non-custodial sentence, according to the Howard League for Penal Reform. The figures showed that "the criminal justice system was culpable of a gross violation of human rights", said the League, whose survey revealed that nearly 66,000 people were remanded in custody in 1989, for an average of 36-54 days for men, and 25-41 days for women. It pointed out that in 1991, of the 500,000 people bailed on criminal charges, only 10% committed offences on bail.

Guardian, 14.4.92.

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