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August 2nd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda On July 2, Nick Hardwick, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, said in a report that those given non-custodial sentences and those found innocent in England and Wales are not given the help and support that sentenced inmates get.
The report, which was based on fieldwork in five jails and inspection reports for 33 local prisons, also called for jail remand overhaul to improve fairness and lower costs as official figures show that between 12,000 and 13,000 prisoners are held on remand annually for an average of nine weeks.
“Despite a long-established principle that remand prisoners – who have not been convicted or sentenced by a court – have rights and entitlements not available to sentenced prisoners, we found that many had a poorer regime, less support and less preparation for release,” Hardwick said.
“This is not just a question of addressing injustice in the treatment of the individuals concerned, but ensuring that costly prison places are not used unnecessarily and that everyone is given the chance to leave prison less likely to commit offences than when they arrived.”
Calling for a “comprehensive review” of remand strategies, the research warned about an “unresolved disjuncture” between prison rules and what actually happens,
Moreover, it found that nearly a quarter (23%) of remand prisoners felt depressed or suicidal when they were imprisoned, and almost half (47%) of them had problems obtaining bail information.
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