A critical analysis of the laws which affect the size of the remand detention population in South Africa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Albertus, Chesne | |
| dc.contributor.author | Davids, Gidean Zion | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-21T13:48:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-21T13:48:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: The term ‘remand detainee’ means a person detained in a remand detention facility awaiting the finalisation of their trial. Such person has not commenced with serving a sentence or is not already serving a prior sentence. Remand detainees have a unique status, in that they are presumed innocent (if they have not been convicted yet) and are protected by certain rights that do not apply to sentenced offenders. These rights will be discussed later in this chapter. A bail application of an accused person should be seriously considered by the courts and in principle such decision should not easily lead to remand detention where bail is not a just option. Put plainly, when the courts cannot grant bail to the accused, detention should not be the automatic means to ensure the accused’s attendance at his/her trial. There are after all various ways in which the attendance of the accused can be secured at his/her trial.5 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/20110 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | |
| dc.subject | Correctional facilities | |
| dc.subject | Remand detention | |
| dc.subject | Dignified accommodation | |
| dc.subject | Securing court attendance | |
| dc.subject | Reasonable conditions | |
| dc.title | A critical analysis of the laws which affect the size of the remand detention population in South Africa | |
| dc.type | Thesis |