Jail and prison are often used interchangeably as places of confinement. If you want to be specific jail can be used to describe a place for those awaiting trial or held for minor crimes, whereas prison describes a place for criminals convicted of serious crimes.
While key differences exist between jails and prisons — jails typically house people awaiting trial and those serving short sentences, while prisons confine convicts long term — the Justice Department’s study remains illustrative of life behind bars….
Coreidan@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Nice try.
merriam-webster.com/…/jail-vs-prison-difference#:….
ShortFuse@lemmy.world 2 years ago
You should read what you link to:
Coreidan@lemmy.world 2 years ago
You should also read.
ShortFuse@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Yep. That’s the right definition. Not what you said.