I keep hearing about people in jail for 3+ years awaiting trial. If they’re ‘innocent until proven guilty’ I dont understand why they are confined. I thought there was a right to a speedy trial also or is that not really the case?
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In the UK you’d go to prison before trial if CPS thought that releasing you would cause harm to others, you’d run away (such as try and leave the country) or if you’d try and intimidate people involved in the case. Most people go home after their initial contact with the police.
The way it seems to happen in the US seems a bit messed up because you’re depriving people of their human rights with minimal justification.
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