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• ShortFuse@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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      • Coreidan@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You said jail is for innocent people.

        So in other words you have reading problems and don’t understand basic English and grammar.

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