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Parallel Workshops
The COVID-19 pandemic imposed further difficulties at a number of levels in the already intricate area of corrections. Pre-trial detention is no exception, therefore calling for adaptations and new solutions to unprecedented challenges. As such, countries such as Austria, Germany, Italy and Portugal noted a significant decrease in the numbers of pre-trial detainees, as a result of sped up releases and larger openness for the application of alternatives. Studying the application of alternative measures to pre-trial detention is one of the main goals of the EU-funded PRE-TRIAD project. In sum, its Interview Report points out many judges and prosecutors noted a little room for discretion in their decision-making process, overall guided by necessity, something which would appear contradictory to the decline of pre-trial detainee numbers at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this presentation is therefore to present the main findings of the PRE-TRIAD project.