The Socio‑Economic Impact of Pre‑Trial Detention in Kenya, Mozambique and Zambia : (Both Digital and Softcopy)
Lukas Muntingh and Jean Redpath.
- Johannesburg, South Africa : Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa ; Cape Town : Southern Africa Resource Watch ; Cape Town Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, 2015.
- 142pages 24.5cm
Co‑published by Southern Africa Resource Watch, OSISA, and Dullah Omar Institute.
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Report 5 Acknowledgments Introduction Socio-economic rights and fair trial rights Women and pre-trial detention Pre-trial detention and disabilities Methodology Work Plan General notes Technical notes on the report Chapter 2 The Socio-Economic Impact of Pre-trial Detention in Nairobi, Kenya 15 Acknowledgements Summary Profile of Kenya Methodology Households affected by the detention Economic Impact of Detention Social Impact of Detention Health Impact of Detention Health impacts on female detainees Health impacts on male detainees Assault in detention Experience of the criminal justice system Arrest and police detention Legal assistance The decision to detain pre-trial Duration of pre-trial detention Conclusion Chapter 3 The Socio-Economic Impact of Pre-trial Detention in Maputo, Mozambique 58 Acknowledgements Summary Profile of Mozambique Methodology Findings Socio-economic profile of detainees Households affected by the detention Economic impact of detention Social Impact of Detention Health Impact of Detention Criminal justice system Arrest and police detention Legal assistance The decision to detain pre-trial Duration of pre-trial detention Conclusion Chapter 4 The Socio-Economic Impact of Pre-trial Detention in Zambia 100 Acknowledgements Summary Profile of Zambia Methodology Findings Households Affected by the Detention Economic Impact of Detention Social Impact of Detention Health Impact of Detention Criminal Justice System Arrest and police detention Legal assistance The decision to detain pre-trial Duration of pre-trial detention Conclusion Chapter 5 Conclusion 137 Legal assistance Three quarters had legal assistance The decision to detain pre-trial Court appearances bring little progress and bail denied on the basis of offence Nearly all detainees lived at a fixed abode Duration of pre-trial detention Half of detainees interviewed had been in custody for more than ten months Conclusion
Report analyzes the empirical socio‑economic consequences of pre‑trial detention on accused persons, their families and households in Kenya, Mozambique and Zambia.