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The guard dog in custody warned that court situations endanger other vulnerable people, such as other people with Down syndrome and autism, adding that a teenage girl held on a Plymouth mobile for several hours before being sent on a 235km adventure to a safe unit.
The annual report of the guard dog of custody, non-professional observers (OL), highlighted the troubling cases in which other vulnerable people were left for hours while awaiting legal representation or transportation.
The volunteer watchdog, which has been assigned through government ministers to court situations and shipping arrangements for detainees in England and Wales, warned that other young people and people with physical fitness disorders were “going through the gaps.”
The remedy of some young people, in addition to other people with disabilities, was described as “totally unacceptable” and “a matter of shame” for the corrupt justice system, according to the report.
An example of this is that of a 16-year-old woman who, having been sentenced last afternoon at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court, was not transferred from detention at 10 p.m. to make a 235-mile adventure to rainsbrook’s insurance center nearby. Rugby, Warwickshire. Array where he arrived at 3 a.m.
In addition to raising considerations about filthy mobiles and “complicated” shipping arrangements between police, courts and prisons, the report warned of poor medical wish records and the lack of sanitary parts for inmates on certain mobile blocks.
Conditions endanger the well-being of other vulnerable people and justice, according to the report, adding that the disorders are “aggravated” through poor communication between other agencies and authorities.
OL’s national president, John Thornhill, said the disorders had a “worrying impact” on access to justice, adding: “It is transparent that some other people will have to appear in court after traveling many miles, others are not being cared for by their fitness. disorders or disabilities; some are kept in filthy cells for hours.
“It’s a matter of shame in a corrupt justice system.”
The report described “dirty cells” with food and liquids “splashed on the walls” in some cases, while others were “covered” with abusive graffiti, some of which were racist or gang-related and drug-related.
In Thames Magistrates’ Court, a “clearly coded message” discovered in a cell.
The report cites a number of examples of abuse of other young people and others with disabilities, and adds when a child with Down syndrome had to wait 4 hours to see his lawyer at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court due to a lack of available space. .
The report says: “Vulnerable (detained) DPs do not appear to have been prioritized.”
Thornhill said the shipping arrangements “remain erratic in a worrying number of cases, with long waiting times for vans to carry inmates, adding young, to and from criminal or safe places and long journeys late at night.”
In another incident, a 14-year-old boy was held on a mobile phone for 11 hours during a one-hour hearing at Bradford Magistrates’ Court before being held late until the night.
The effects also described how a young autistic man reacted badly to being in a confined space, fitting in “very emotional and unstable,” while waiting on a mobile in the Southampton Magistrates’ Court for more than two hours while the shipment was being arranged.
Concerns were expressed about the transport of young people in the same vehicle as adult offenders for long periods of time.
While there have been welcome innovations over the past year and most childcare and escort staff “did everything they could to provide decent and respectful service in difficult circumstances,” Thornhill added: “Many young people and vulnerable adults have their well-being. in danger due to incredibly poor record keeping, leading to unavailability of essential medications for others with asthma and diabetes, and the threat of violence against staff and other inmates.”
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said the well-being of other young people and other vulnerable people is a “priority,” adding: “New contracts that will begin next month will place a greater emphasis on improving people’s decency and well-being.” in detention and minimize the time spent in the cells.”