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• Coreidan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Nice try.

  merriam-webster.com/…/jail-vs-prison-difference#:….

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  • ShortFuse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You should read what you link to:

    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.

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    • Coreidan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      You should also read.

      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….

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      • ShortFuse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Yep. That’s the right definition. Not what you said.

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