Reducing number remanded in custody a 'top priority' say police
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Police want to cut the number of people remanded in custody.
Forty-four percent of people in our prisons are on remand and police saying reducing that number is a top priority even while acknowledging that will mean more offenders in the community.
Reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.