Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Pretrial Detention and Health: Unintended Consequences, Deadly Results
This report, aimed at health professionals, looks at the sometimes disastrous health impacts of the excessive use of pretrial detention.
November 2011Pretrial Detention and Torture: Why Pretrial Detainees Face the Greatest Risk
Of the nearly 10 million people detained globally, those held in pretrial detention face the most significant risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment.
June 2011The Socioeconomic Impact of Pretrial Detention
Approximately 10 million people per year pass through pretrial detention; many will spend months or even years behind bars—without being tried or found guilty. This report details how this global phenomenon wastes human potential and undermines...
February 2011Global Campaign for Pretrial Justice: Africa Regional Retreat
This report summarizes the sessions and discussions that took place at an Africa regional retreat, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, of the Global Campaign for Pretrial Justice.
December 2010The Use of Pretrial Detention in Nuevo León
This Open Society Justice Initiative report examines pretrial detention case processing in Mexico, focusing on the state of Nuevo León.
August 2010 | Miguel La Rota and Katherine FahrenstockManaging Pretrial Release
This Open Society Justice Initiative monograph discusses how best to manage the pretrial release/detention decision, focusing particularly on pretrial evaluation and supervision services.
August 2010 | Denise Tomasini-JoshiMyths of Pretrial Detention in Mexico
This Open Society Justice Initiative monograph provides a critical analysis of the most common arguments—or myths—used to justify the excessive, inhumane, and irrational use of pretrial detention in Mexico.
August 2010 | Guillermo Zepeda LecuonaEffective Criminal Defence in Europe
This report summarizes the findings of a research project that explores and compares access to effective defense in criminal proceedings across nine European jurisdictions.
June 2010 | Ed Cape, Roger Smith, and Taru Spronken