"David Lammy has been urged to end the scandal of people imprisoned for their own protection while they await trial just days after Britain's overcrowded jails were blamed for prisoners being wrongfully released. Sir Keir Starmer hit out at the strain on the system, which he said had been caused by the last Tory government, as he denounced the wrongful releases as intolerable."
"Now more than 40 leading experts and organisations have written to the justice secretary calling on him to use the government's Sentencing Bill to remove the courts' power to remand defendants in custody for their own protection, or their welfare in the case of children. They warn the law comes from a mistaken belief that prisons are suitable places for people at risk of harm."
The Independent highlights funding needs to keep reporting free and to send journalists to cover issues across the political spectrum. Donations support investigations into topics from political PACs to reproductive rights and allow reporting without paywalls. Separately, urgent calls have arisen to reform remand practices after overcrowded British jails were blamed for wrongful prisoner releases. David Lammy faces pressure to stop imprisoning people for their own protection while they await trial. More than 40 experts urged the justice secretary to use the Sentencing Bill to remove courts' power to remand for protection or child welfare, arguing prisons are unsuitable and that removing the power would free costly prison spaces.
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