unsentenced

The prevalence of psychiatric disorders is reported to be three to five times higher among prisoners than in the wider community, with even higher rates among unsentenced detainees (Butler & Allnutt 2003, Deloitte 2003, Ogloff et al.

In fact, according to Asian Development Bank (ADB) data, up to 60 percent of the country's total prison population were unsentenced detainees--or individuals simply waiting for trial.

the "unsentenced Jail population is made up largely of young men,

From 1983 young offenders were admitted and in 1999 a wing was added to accommodate unsentenced female prisoners following the closure of Risley's remand centre, increasing the prison size by 60 per cent.

placement of convicted, but unsentenced, county prison inmate in

The oldest prisoner is 90 and nearly half of the men are unsentenced or serving less than six months.

they house remanded and unsentenced prisoners); b) accommodate sentenced prisoners awaiting transfer to other institutions and; c) are where most short-term sentences (under 12 months but more often under 6 months) will be served.

It also holds a small number of unsentenced young men aged 18 to 21.

In South Africa the DCS is generally responsible for the detention of awaiting-trial detainees (remand detainees), (16) unsentenced and sentenced inmates.

In Victoria, during the 12 months 2008-09, there was a 41% increase in unsentenced women prisoners remanded in the women's prison.

Despite longstanding concerns with detention of the innocent and access to noncash bail, which brought about the Bail Reform Act (1971), the number of unsentenced detainees continues to exceed the number sentenced.