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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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  - Coreidan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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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    ShortFuse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    I don’t have to distract with cheap ad-hominem attacks when I can quote your words right back to you:
    
    Prison. Not jail.
    
    Jails are temporary holding areas until you get to see a judge. Which means you could still be innocent at that point.
    
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