District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 21-585: Confinement in jail prohibited.

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Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Chapter 5. Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.
Subchapter 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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