pre-trial detention
Jailed before court
Pre-trial detention is the holding of an accused person in custody while awaiting trial, rather than releasing them on bail or their own recognizance.
Courts order it when defendants are deemed flight risks or dangers to the community: He spent eight months in pre-trial detention before his case was heard.
The practice raises concerns about punishing people before conviction.
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- court dateScheduled judicial appearance
- cash bailMoney securing court appearance
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- remandReturn for further proceedings
locked up · family separation · booking · holding cell · jail cell · ankle bracelet · habeas corpus · overcrowding · custody · systemic bias · economic burden · presumption of innocence · innocent until proven · judicial discretion · indictment · community safety · prison conditions · stigma
pre-trial detentionpretrial release
Freedom before court proceedings
bail · own recognizance · conditional release · bond · supervised release
pre-trial detentionfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · release · at-large · exoneration · vindication
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