{"id":7396,"date":"2026-03-30T15:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=7396"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:56:17","slug":"new-report-exposes-lack-of-support-for-remand-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/2026\/03\/30\/new-report-exposes-lack-of-support-for-remand-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW REPORT EXPOSES LACK OF SUPPORT FOR REMAND PRISONERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new report&nbsp;published by HM Inspectorate of Prisons reveals that prisoners on remand &#8211; ie those awaiting trial or sentencing &#8211; have poorer outcomes than those serving a sentence. Remand prisoners currently make up 19% of the prison population&nbsp;compared to 13% in 2015.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspectors found that too few jails in England and Wales had developed a strategy to manage this particular group, increasing their vulnerability and leaving many unable to access vital support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAlthough remand prisoners can report having higher rates of mental health problems and depression, and an increased risk of suicide, they often did not get enough support when they first arrived in jail. They were less likely than sentenced prisoners to know how to contact independent groups who could help them, be able to shower every day, get clean clothes that fit them and to have their own cell, and they were often not engaged in purposeful activity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Prisoners awaiting trial did not always get the additional visits to which they were entitled, or enough help to keep in touch with their families. Remand prisoners received too little support to resolve issues in the community, including sorting out housing, benefits and finance before they were released, and this was particularly concerning for prisoners found not guilty at trial who, while in prison, could have lost their employment or home.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To read the full report,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.russellwebster.com\/too-little-support-for-increasing-numbers-of-remand-prisoners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report&nbsp;published by HM Inspectorate of Prisons reveals that prisoners on remand &#8211; ie those awaiting trial or sentencing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Amelie","author_link":"https:\/\/prisonersadvice.org.uk\/wordpress\/author\/amelie\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"A new report&nbsp;published by HM Inspectorate of Prisons reveals that prisoners on remand &#8211; 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