Bill > H1205

This bill proposes to amend Section 35 of Chapter 276 of the General Laws, which pertains to pre-trial detention, by reducing the maximum number of days a person can be held in pre-trial detention from thirty days to twenty days. Pre-trial detention refers to the period a person is held in custody before their trial begins, typically because they are considered a flight risk or a danger to the community. This change would shorten the maximum duration of this pre-trial confinement.