Under both bills, the government would, in most cases, have to release suspects after seven days if they were not charged with crimes or with violations of immigration laws.

Under that policy, now being replaced, police officers often release suspects within three hours of arrest, provided they can verify that the identification a suspect offers is valid.

At first, the articles were about accusations by county prosecutors that Judge Murphy was too lenient in sentencing some criminals and in releasing suspects on bail.

And local judges sometimes release suspects that the federal government is trying to extradite to the United States.

In some cases, district officials accepted bribes from the NLF to release certain suspects.

Meanwhile, Inspector Cardona had released all witnesses and suspects.

Jordan has also faced widespread criticism for releasing suspects in high-profile murder cases.

She issued an injunction requiring the city to release suspects if the determination was not made.

It further criticized the local police for failing to investigate the incident and releasing suspects improperly.

Detectives interviewed two former boyfriends of Ms. Brito's, but they were released and not considered suspects, said Deputy Inspector Michael Collins, a police spokesman.