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Record 1 2024-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Administration
  • Police
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

... a holding cell, usually in the intake area of a county jail, where a person who is thought to be acutely intoxicated will be held anywhere from a few hours to a couple of days.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration pénitentiaire
  • Police
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

Les forces de l'ordre [...] sont autorisées à conduire, à ses frais, une personne en état d'ivresse en cellule de dégrisement. Ce placement dure le temps nécessaire pour que les effets de l'alcool se dissipent [...]

Spanish

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