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Bookmark or Share- Prison - WikipediaA prison, [a] also known as a jail, [b] gaol, [c] penitentiary, detention center, [d] correction center, correctional facility, remand center, hoosegow, and slammer, is a facility where people are imprisoned against their will under the authority of the state, generally as punishment for various crimes.
- What Are the Differences Between Jail and Prison?Many people use the terms "jail" and "prison" interchangeably; however, they are two very different parts of the criminal justice system. For the most part, jails house pretrial detainees and those sentenced to less than a year's incarceration, while prisons house defendants sentenced to more than a years' incarceration.
- Correctional Facilities - National Institute of JusticeJails are administered by local law enforcement and hold those with shorter sentences — usually for 1 year or less — and those awaiting trial. Institutional corrections facilities include prisons and jails.
- The Difference between Jail and Prison | Vera InstituteMost people who are incarcerated are held in jails and prisons across the country. Those words—“jail” and “prison”—are often used interchangeably, but they are very different types of facilities. In 2022, the 2,850 local jails scattered across the country held about 658,000 people on any given day.
- Jail vs. Prison: What's the Difference? | Reader's DigestJails are confinement facilities for people awaiting trial or sentencing. They’re usually run by local law enforcement and maintain only one level of security.
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