Can it be justice when a man is locked up in prison for over 22 months before his case comes to trial - and then he's found not guilty? Can it make sense that a woman charged simply with breaking a window serves seven weeks in prison before her trial, when all she ultimately receives is a probation order? In this film the Howard League for Penal Reform shows how cases like this lie at the heart of Britain's deepening remand crisis. By exploring the problems through the eyes of people directly involved, constructive alternatives to the use of custody are proposed. With support from Rumpole of the Bailey writer, John Mortimer , QC, the League argues that the current policy of building ever more prisons should be reversed and we should start closing some down.