Northern Ireland has twice as many people in prison waiting on sentencing as England or Wales.
A new report from the Criminal Justice Inspectorate (CJI) laid out the disparities between NI, other parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
“Northern Ireland has one of the highest rates for remanding people in custody in Europe – with figures double compared to England and Wales," said Deputy Chief Inspector James Corrigan who led the inspection of bail and remand.