H.R. 8557
Short-Term Holding Facility Standards Restoration Act.
Sponsor: Greg Stanton
3 cosponsors
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Sec. 7.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Act—
(1) the term holding facility means any facility or holding room for temporary custody, processing, or transfer, and not designed for long-term detention; and
(2) the term short-term custody means detention in a holding facility for a period not to exceed 12 hours, absent exceptional circumstances.