Hopefully Twenty Mile will answer for themselves but I will throw in my 2 bobs worth .... the conditions in remand are better because while in remand you are considered innocent ... once you hit the main jail you have obviously been found guilty
His personal safety would be much better in remand , unless you are in remand for some really serious offence you are not likely to want to make a name for yourself trying him out ... in the general population he would not be so safe , possibly , to some he will be a hero , to some a leper ... and jails are ruled by drugs now so the old standards of prisoners taking care of things do not apply... drugs have ruined jails , there you have learnt something practical