02-25-2021, 01:12 PM
(02-25-2021, 11:57 AM)Au165 Wrote: No, but neither does bail. Hence why if someone should qualify to be released on bail they should qualify to be released without it. The idea of bail is to ensure they return to stand trial not prevent someone from committing another crime. If they are believed to be high risk then they should not be released period, bail or not.
A remanding order is very difficult to obtain under the current system. This is why I'd support this type of measure if it saw a commensurate rise in remands, but we won't.
