US lawDistrict of ColumbiaStatutesTitle 21 — Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]Chapter 5. Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.21-585D.C. Code § 21-585Confinement in jail prohibited.Last amended: 1965Year: 2026Length: 25 wordsOfficial source A person apprehended, detained, or hospitalized under any provision of this chapter may not be confined in jail or in a penal or correctional institution.PreviousD.C. Code § 21-584NextD.C. Code § 21-586