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  2. Pre-trial detention - Wikipedia

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    The pre-charge detention period is the period of time during which an individual can be held and questioned by police, prior to being charged with an offence. [5] Not all countries have such a concept, and in those that do, the period for which a person may be detained without charge varies by jurisdiction.

  3. Detention (confinement) - Wikipedia

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    Detention is the process whereby a state or private citizen holds a person by removing or restricting their freedom or liberty at that time. Detention can be due to (pending) criminal charges against the individual pursuant to a prosecution or to protect a person or property.

  4. Bail - Wikipedia

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    Bail laws in Australia are similar to the laws of New Zealand and Canada, but are different in each state. Each state holds that there is a prima facie entitlement to bail for most charges upon application by a defendant. However, there is an exception when the charges are especially serious, such as drug trafficking, family violence or murder.

  5. Arbitrary arrest and detention - Wikipedia

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    Virtually all individuals who are arbitrarily arrested are given no explanation as to why they are being arrested, and they are not shown any arrest warrant. [4] Depending on the social context, many or the vast majority of arbitrarily arrested individuals may be held incommunicado and their whereabouts can be concealed from their family, associates, the public population and open trial courts.

  6. Imprisonment - Wikipedia

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    Before colonisation, imprisonment was used in sub-Saharan Africa for pre-trial detention, to secure compensation and as a last resort but not generally as punishment, except in the Songhai Empire (1464–1591) and in connection with the slave trade. [3] [4] In the colonial period, imprisonment provided a source of labor and a means of ...

  7. Prison slang - Wikipedia

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    Definition Base Mattress Bomb Explosive or banned commodities Boma Prison Bongirlfaya Translates to the word "wildcat," means "peeping" (in reference to a cat's vision and sly behavior) Cash Money/bathing soap (due to soap being a commodity) Chitima Translates to the word "train," means "inmates who water the garden in a 'line' form" Chikepe

  8. Indefinite detention - Wikipedia

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    Indefinite detention is the incarceration of an arrested person by a national government or law enforcement agency for an indefinite amount of time without a trial. The Human Rights Watch considers this practice as violating national and international laws , particularly human rights laws, although it remains in legislation in various liberal ...

  9. Administrative detention - Wikipedia

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    Administrative detention is arrest and detention of individuals by the state without trial. A number of jurisdictions claim that it is done for security reasons. Many countries [ 1 ] claim to use administrative detention as a means to combat terrorism or rebellion , to control illegal immigration , or to otherwise protect the ruling regime.