Interinstitutional
Coordination and the
Reduction of
Overcrowding
• Resort to non-custodial measures at all stages of the administration of
criminal justice, including at the pre-trial, trial and sentencing as well as
post-sentencing stages (especially for alleged offenders and inmates with low-risk
profiles and caring responsibilities) (ARP, CPT, WHO).
BR5; ES7; FI; GT8; IT9;
NO10 ; SE11
• Resort to non-custodial measures at all stages of the administration of criminal
justice, including at the pre-trial, trial and sentencing as well as postsentencing stages (with preference given to pregnant women, women with dependent
children and older inmates) (ARP, 2020; CPT, 2020; WHO, 2020).
• Resort to non-custodial measures, therefore suspending sentencing of people
who are already chronically ill (ICPA, 2020).
• Reassess the need to continue involuntary placement of psychiatric patients
(CPT, 2020).
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XK, PT