Pre-Trial Detention Debate

Comments debate the legal distinctions between detention, arrest, and imprisonment, focusing on pre-trial holding without charges or conviction, its duration, and legality in various scenarios like contempt of court or flight risk.

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slavboj Sep 9, 2023 View on HN

He is not in "prison". He is being detained pre trial and presumed innocent.

ryanlol Sep 14, 2018 View on HN

Article says detained, not arrested.

monkeynotes Jul 14, 2021 View on HN

Surely you can't be detained for more than 24hrs without charge?

mholt Feb 22, 2017 View on HN

Why wouldn't they just detain you until the time runs out?

iopq Feb 13, 2017 View on HN

That's just semantics. He's jailed without a conviction at this point.

woah May 30, 2023 View on HN

It’s also a very basic question to ask. Once you have been arrested, there is a procedure to be followed and you will probably choose to get a lawyer. At the same time, they can’t detain you for longer than is reasonable without officially arresting you. So some may try to exploit the ambiguity of a situation to make you think that you are not free to leave, but without explicitly detaining you. Asking this question forces them to start engaging in the proper procedure for detention or arrest, o

crimsoneer Aug 13, 2021 View on HN

Not really. They arrested him to investigate and let him go. It's not very nice, but it's lawful and working as intended

hvass Jun 1, 2011 View on HN

Any proof he is actually arrested?

ryandrake Jul 15, 2025 View on HN

Illegally detaining anyone is one too many.

harryh Jun 9, 2016 View on HN

You realize you can be arrested and held in jail before a trial right? That's exactly same thing as confiscating assets pending a trial.