Who is a remand prisoner?
According to the Department of Justice in Australia remand prisoners are unsentenced and held in custody, prior to, and during their trial on criminal charges. This is to ensure that they are present for their trials, and happens when prisoners have not applied for bail, have been refused bail, cannot meet bail or provide a surety, or are unable or unwilling to meet the conditions set out in the bail bond. The United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1996) has defined the difference between sentenced and remand prisoners in various ways that gives more rights to the remand prisoner. According to the UN, accommodating remand prisoners separately from sentenced prisoners, and minimising the restrictions on these prisoners, are standards set by the United Nations. Remand prisoners are innocent until proven guilty, and the law does not consider their confinement as a punishment. Therefore remand prisoners are treated with the minimum of restrictions that still e
