Ms Molly Joyce:

Yes, sometimes that is the case. I emphasise that because of media reporting and what most of us would hear day to day, we are very aware of the most serious crimes but there are a lot of people who get caught up in this system for very minor offences. It is concerning for everyone but it is perhaps even more concerning when you think about the fact that some of those individuals may end up in the CMH for very long periods of time when the actual sentence they would have received is less than 12 months based on the law under which they were convicted.