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Massachusetts Pretrial Detainee Transfer to State Prison Invalid

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held that a lower court lacked authority to order the transfer of pretrial detainees from a county jail to a state prison.

On August 16, 2005, the Worcester County District Attorney submitted a written request to the Worcester County Superior Court for the transfer ...

 

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