Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Baroness Quin (Labour), on Tuesday, 26 March 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 40 members in total.

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JUSTICE FOR REMAND PRISONERS

That this House is deeply concerned at the increase in the numbers of prisoners held on remand which have grown from 5,600 in 1975 to 10, 500 in 1989; condemns the fact that many remand prisoners are locked up for lengthy periods each day and that many are obliged to share cells with convicted prisoners; deplores the fact that large numbers of remand prisoners have to wait many months, or even years, before coming to trial; notes with dismay that the Woolf report stated that conditions for remand prisoners were often worse than those for convicted prisoners; expresses its view that such a system undermines the principle of law that presumes innocence until guilt is proved; and calls on the Government to institute immediate improvements in the treatment of remand prisoners and, in particular, to respond urgently and positively to the recomendations concerning prisoners contained in the Woolf report including the proposal that the remand prisoner should spend his time in custody in as constructive a manner as possible and, to the extent that this is practicable, to preserve his employment, family and community connections.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

666 

Session

1990-91

Subjects

Prisons Prisoners on remand Manchester Strangeways Prison Riot Inquiry

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk