A report claims the court is remanding too many people into custody for crimes which don't end up earning them a custodial sentence.
The Howard League for Penal Reform says people on remand are at the greatest risk of self-harm and suicide... and the over-use of remand is also the main cause of prison overcrowding.
Exeter Crown Court is among a list of 20 courts accused of locking up people for relatively petty offences.
In 2013 it remanded two hundred and 71 people in custody - more than 28 per cent of them did not receive a custodial sentence.
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