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  • Liberty Before Conviction: Constitutional and Human Rights Dimensions of Pre-Trial Detention in the United States

    By LeRoy Nellis LeRoy Nellis is an investigative author and constitutional researcher based in Austin, Texas. Section 1: Abstract Abstract Pre-trial detention represents one of the most profound constitutional tensions in the American criminal justice system—balancing public safety with the presumption of innocence. Though the Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail and the Fourteenth Amendment safeguards…

  • Pre-Trial Detention Reform: Reclaiming Justice Before Conviction

    Across America, pre-trial detention has evolved from a temporary safeguard into a silent engine of punishment. What was once meant to ensure court appearance now functions as an intergovernmental revenue system—an ecosystem of contracts, cost models, and shared liability where freedom depends more on paperwork than guilt. The Core Shift:Modern reform seeks to replace the…