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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 2011
First page of PDF with filename: ptd-health-20111103.pdf
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Pretrial 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 2011
First page of PDF with filename: pretrial-detention-and-torture-06222011.pdf
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Reforming Legal Aid in Lithuania

An international conference organized by the Open Society Justice Initiative and others delivered a report on reforming the legal aid system in Lithuania.

April 22, 2004
First page of PDF with filename: lithuaniareport_20040422.pdf
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The 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 2011
First page of PDF with filename: socioeconomic-impact-pretrial-detention-02012011.pdf
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The 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 Fahrenstock
First page of PDF with filename: prision-preventiva-nuevo-leon-20100825.pdf
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Understanding National Progress: A Cross Regional Exchange on Access to Justice

A summary a meeting organized by the Open Society Justice Initiative in Washington, D.C., in October 2016, which focused on developing effective measurements for access to justice.

April 2017
First page of PDF with filename: a2j-workshop-20170404.pdf
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