What Is Pretrial Detention?
Pretrial detention is a form of detention in which someone is kept detained in a government facility while she or he awaits legal proceedings such as a trial. People in pretrial detention are usually held in jails instead of prisons, or are held in specialized pretrial detention facilities. These prisoners are not guilty of any crime and they are not treated as offenders, although they are deprived of their freedom and usually have their activities restricted while they are in detention for security reasons.
