Pretrial Restraint & Pretrial Confinement in the Military

Overview of Pretrial Restraint & Pretrial Confinement in the Military:

• When may a person be restrained? 

• Types of pretrial restraint  

• Who may order confinement?

• Pretrial confinement

• Advice to the accused upon confinement and request of military counsel

• 48 hour review

• Commander’s 72 hour review

• 7 day review (Military Magistrate Program)

• Military Judge review

• Sentence credit for pretrial confinement

• Allen credit

• Mason credit

• R.C.M. 305(k) credit

• Credit for violations of Article 13: Unduly harsh circumstances and  pretrial punishment

• Applying sentence credits

• Litigating issues related to pretrial confinement