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Especially if you have some knowledge of the law/police and/or prison procedure.
1. Can anyone tell me something about how a prisoner, arrested and charged with murder and so refused bail, would be dealt with until his case comes to court?
Where would he be held? - in the UK, such a person would be held in 'on remand' - meaning they'd be in prison with the regular inmates but with some special rights. Is this the same in the US?
If so, how long would they be likely to have to wait for trial, and under what conditions?
2. How would a person go about demanding/requesting a psych evaluation for a person charged (but not yet convicted) of a serious crime in order to have them transferred to a psychiatric unit, rather than prison?
3. Under what circumstances could a prisoner be placed in solitary confinement for their own protection? Who would need to request this and who would have the power to carry out such a procedure?.
Why yes, I am writing fic. How did you guess?
Oh, lawks a lawdy! An ambulance has just drawn up at my elderly neighbours' house!
1. Can anyone tell me something about how a prisoner, arrested and charged with murder and so refused bail, would be dealt with until his case comes to court?
Where would he be held? - in the UK, such a person would be held in 'on remand' - meaning they'd be in prison with the regular inmates but with some special rights. Is this the same in the US?
If so, how long would they be likely to have to wait for trial, and under what conditions?
2. How would a person go about demanding/requesting a psych evaluation for a person charged (but not yet convicted) of a serious crime in order to have them transferred to a psychiatric unit, rather than prison?
3. Under what circumstances could a prisoner be placed in solitary confinement for their own protection? Who would need to request this and who would have the power to carry out such a procedure?.
Why yes, I am writing fic. How did you guess?
Oh, lawks a lawdy! An ambulance has just drawn up at my elderly neighbours' house!
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