The socioeconomic impact of pretrial detention /
Approximately 10 million people per year pass through pretrial detention; many of them will spend months or years behind bars, without being tried or found guilty. The costs of excessive pretrial detention are paid by the detainees, their families, communities, and states. This study attempts to cou...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Open Society Foundations : UNDP,
[2011]
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| Series: | Global Campaign for Pretrial Justice report.
Criminal justice & criminology. Open Society Justice Initiative library. |
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| Online Access: | HeinOnline Criminal Justice & Criminology HeinOnline Open Society Justice Initiative Library |
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| Summary: | Approximately 10 million people per year pass through pretrial detention; many of them will spend months or years behind bars, without being tried or found guilty. The costs of excessive pretrial detention are paid by the detainees, their families, communities, and states. This study attempts to count the full cost of excessive pretrial detention, including lost employment, stunted economic growth, the spread of disease and corruption, and the misuse of state resources. |
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| Item Description: | "This paper was written by David Berry, based on an initial draft by Paul English, former executive director of Penal Reform International. It was edited by Martin Schönteich [and others]"--Page 7. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (67 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-58). |