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Pretrial Detainees, Unsentenced Prisoners Entitled To Stay At Local Jail

The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that pretrial detainees have a
liberty interest in remaining at a local jail, but convicted prisoners have
no right to stay at a given prison.

In May 1973, the warden and deputy warden at one of Philadelphia County's
three jails were stabbed ...

 

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