But more people are being held pre-trial for longer than ever. Here's the number of prisoners being held in remand before any kind of trial per 100K of population in Canada:
1980: 11
1985: 12
1990: 17
1995: 18
2000: 28
2005: 36
2010: 41
2015: 43
Currently: 42
If people describe right now as "catch and release", then what were the 1980s and 1990s? For every 100 people being held without bail currently, 60-70 of them would have been released back then.
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