Remand backlog keeps Bordelais packed despite fewer inmates

Remand backlog keeps Bordelais packed despite fewer inmates

Nearly six in ten people at Bordelais prison are still waiting for their cases to move through the courts, leaving the island’s main prison operating at 96% capacity despite an 11% drop in its population over the past year. The heavy concentration of untried detainees set the tone for Friday’s Jail Delivery exercise at Nyra Court, where justice officials reviewed case delays, inmate management and the system’s ability to protect the rights of th…