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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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Results for pretrial detention (international)
2 results foundAuthor: Domingo, Pilar Title: The Political Economy of Pre-trial Detention Summary: On any given day, over 3 million people are held in pre-trial detention (PTD). On average, this represents one out of every three people detained, but this rises to one in two detainees in many countries. PTD is a relatively discrete justice issue that is clearly identifiable and can be addressed before escalation, presenting an important opportunity for policymakers (from ministries and donor agencies) to engage in reform. It is also diagnostic in relation to broader justice challenges and state–society relations, making it a useful gauge of other blockages within the justice sector. The objective of this paper is to develop an analytical framework that draws on political economy analysis (PEA) that can contribute to identifying the drivers of PTD. This can then be taken to country level to inform programming in ways that improve results. Details: London: Overseas Development Institute, 2013. 31p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 8, 2013 at: http://www.odi.org.uk/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/8257.pdf Year: 2013 Country: International URL: http://www.odi.org.uk/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/8257.pdf Shelf Number: 129594 Keywords: Criminal Justice ReformPretrial Detention (International) |
Author: Open Society Foundations Title: Presumption of Guilt: The Global Overuse of Pretrial Detention Summary: Around the world, millions are effectively punished before they are tried. Legally entitled to be considered innocent and released pending trial, many accused are instead held in pretrial detention, where they are subjected to torture, exposed to life threatening disease, victimized by violence, and pressured for bribes. It is literally worse than being convicted: pretrial detainees routinely experience worse conditions than sentenced prisoners. The suicide rate among pretrial detainees is three times higher than among convicted prisoners, and ten times that of the outside community. Pretrial detention harms individuals, families, and communities; wastes state resources and human potential; and undermines the rule of law. The arbitrary and excessive use of pretrial detention is a massive and widely ignored pattern of human rights abuse that affects - by a conservative estimate - 15 million people a year. The right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty is universal, but at this moment some 3.3 million people are behind bars, waiting for a trial that may be months or even years away. No right is so broadly accepted in theory, but so commonly violated in practice. It is fair to say that the global overuse of pretrial detention is the most overlooked human rights crisis of our time. Presumption of Guilt examines the full consequences of the global overuse of pretrial detention. Combining statistical analysis, first-person accounts, graphics, and case studies of successful reforms, the report is the first to comprehensively document this widespread but frequently ignored form of human rights abuse. Details: New York: Open Society Foundations, 2014. 269p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 24, 2014 at: http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/presumption-guilt-09032014.pdf Year: 2014 Country: International URL: http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/presumption-guilt-09032014.pdf Shelf Number: 133401 Keywords: Human Rights AbusesPretrial Detention (International)Preventive Detention |