The Courts use the provisions in the Bail Act 1976 to remand people to prison for their own protection or welfare only because proper alternatives in the community are not available. We are concerned about the lack of safeguards under this provision, the length of time men, women and children may be remanded, and the unsuitability of prison for them. The use of prisons in this way is wrong in principle. (Paragraph 103) Mental health in prison 31