It's an old story in Nigeria. Arrested, charged, and then...nothing. A recent study reported that more than 65% of Nigeria's prison population is being held awaiting trial—a legal limbo that, on average, lasts nearly four years. But a new initiative is working to change that.
Posts Tagged “pretrial detention”
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The police sector in Central Asia is in serious need of reform, but Western reform projects bring with them their own kinds of problems.
Posted in: Asia, Europe, Governance & Accountability, Rights & Justice
Topics: Central Asia, Cornelius Graubner, human rights, Kyrgyzstan, OSCE, police abuse, police reform, pretrial detention, Uzbekistan
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Some 10 million people pass through pretrial detention every year, many of them spending months or even years behind bars—without being tried or found guilty. It's a waste of human potential that undermines economic development.
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Mexico is struggling to leave behind an outdated and ineffective criminal justice system. One state, Morelos, has taken an unprecedented step.
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There is no credible evidence that demonstrates transferring youth into adult court reduces crime or recidivism. There is, however, considerable, disturbing research showing the physical and psychological harm that comes to the youngsters in an adult jail.
Posted in: Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: Baltimore, criminal justice, Diana Morris, juvenile justice, pretrial detention, prison
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A new model provides a step toward finally making the presumption of innocence—and the humane treatment that goes along with it—a reality in Mexico.
Posted in: Latin America & the Caribbean, Rights & Justice
Topics: Ana Aguilar, juvenile justice, Mexico, pretrial detention
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An eye-opening documentary follows two attorneys as they attempt to prove the innocence of a young man wrongfully accused of murder, taking viewers behind the scenes into Mexico’s prisons and courtrooms.
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Millions of ordinary people accused of petty crimes comprise the majority of the world's pretrial detainees—and in many countries they are routinely and systematically subjected to torture.
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In March, two OSI grantees, Conectas Human Rights and Justiça Global, organized an event on human rights violations in Brazil’s prison system during the regular session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Posted in: Latin America & the Caribbean, Rights & Justice
Topics: Brazil, Conectas Human Rights, Espírito Santo, Global Criminal Justice Fund, Justiça Global, Latin America Program, Mary Miller-Flowers, Minister Nilson Naves, Oscar Vilhena Vieira, pretrial detention, UN Human Rights Council, Victoria Wigodzky
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More than one million children around the world are locked up in prison cells, many of them vulnerable to ill treatment. The vast majority are accused of petty offenses or "uncontrollable behavior," according to the UN Rapporteur on Torture.
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