How long are inmates detained on a material witness hold?
My husband is in brooks county detention center with the us marshalls he was coming illegally from mexico and he doesnt have any charges but he is there as a material witness even he said he has no idea about the defendants they said he will be released when the case close does any body has any clue how long he will be there
Maria Cabrera
That sounds very open-ended.
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That sounds very open-ended. Material witness holds are indefinite. He does not have to "know" the defendants in the case, if he saw something, they are keeping him for testimony as to what he saw, where he saw it and when. The troubling aspect of your question is the immigration issue which sounds like he might be deported upon release.
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Accepted Answer Date Created: February 09,2016
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