Pretrial Detention as Extraction: Case Delay, Informal Payments, and Legal Inequality in the DR Congo Justice Chain
Published online on July 29, 2026
Abstract
Crime & Delinquency, Ahead of Print.
Pretrial detention in the Democratic Republic of Congo often extends far beyond a temporary legal measure, generating punitive confinement and sustained household depletion before adjudication. This article examines how remand duration and release ...
Pretrial detention in the Democratic Republic of Congo often extends far beyond a temporary legal measure, generating punitive confinement and sustained household depletion before adjudication. This article examines how remand duration and release ...