The head of the judiciary: Avoid imprisoning individuals as much as possible
The head of the judiciary stated that attention to the families of prisoners is one of our constant emphases directed at judicial officials and prison organization authorities. In this regard, the families of prisoners must be very careful and alert that when their imprisoned family member is released from prison due to the help of benefactors or legal leniencies, they should not, God forbid, commit a crime again. Because in that case, it becomes difficult and challenging to apply legal leniencies and receive help from benefactors again.
Mohseni Ejei further said that our firm and continuous emphasis directed at the competent judicial authorities and officials is to avoid and refrain from imprisoning suspects who do not necessarily need to be imprisoned, as far as it is feasible and possible according to legal standards. Someone who goes to prison faces compounded problems.
Sometimes a suspect can be released on bail before their verdict is finalized. In this situation, the judicial authority should plan and arrange in such a way that the mentioned suspect can introduce their guarantor as soon as possible, and there should be no need to send them to prison. Additionally, in cases where it is not necessary, the bail amount should not be set so high that the suspect is unable to provide it and is forced to be sent to prison. Furthermore, if a suspect is detained out of necessity and according to the law, as soon as the necessity for detention is over, the issued order should be changed to another legal order.