{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-585","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-585","heading":"Confinement in jail prohibited.","body":"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.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.","Subchapter VI. Miscellaneous Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-585","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"721fbb738fbe1704ab739c8d562e7e92a08daca666f9d70237ddd0cf6016e3b4","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-584","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-586"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}