A significant proportion of prisoners on remand will be acquitted at court or have proceedings against them dropped.

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Many prisoners on remand are later found not guilty, either through acquittal at trial or dropped charges. According to a report by the Ministry of Justice in the UK, 38% of those remanded in custody between 2015 and 2016 were either acquitted or had their cases dropped.

A Significant Proportion of Prisoners on Remand Will Be Acquitted