District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-585 — Confinement in jail prohibited.
District of Columbia·Title 21 Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]·Ch. 5 Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.·Subch. VI Miscellaneous Provisions.
A person apprehended, detained, or hospitalized under any provision of this chapter may not be confined in jail or in a penal or correctional institution.
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 760, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1
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