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The Philly rule that jails people indefinitely on detainers could get way worse

The Philadelphia courts have a new draft rule on detainers — but it does not appear to address concerns of critics who call the current process illegal.

Rapper Meek Mill, the most famous person held on a detainer in Philadelphia, speaks minutes after exiting the Philadelphia Criminal Justice in Center City, Philadelphia. Monday, June 18, 2018.
Rapper Meek Mill, the most famous person held on a detainer in Philadelphia, speaks minutes after exiting the Philadelphia Criminal Justice in Center City, Philadelphia. Monday, June 18, 2018.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / File Photograph