I'm doing research for a sociology paper and one journal article I'm using makes the distinction between the two.
2007-03-21 17:40:09 · 13 answers · asked by Taryn 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
city or county jail.
state or federal prison.
2007-03-21 17:43:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-12 06:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by Catalina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK prison is or comes in 3 different security levels 1= a low concentrared (not bad but not the best) 2=medium (not too good, pretty tight security) 3= High ( the worst most securiated place) prison is where people are sentinced for a long or excessive amount of time. Now jail is like a punishment and of course u get locked up but believe me its not as bad as being in a prison.
2007-03-21 17:45:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you get arrested and taken to a detention facility you are taken to a JAIL.
Jails are run by a municipal or county government and can be very small (a single holding cell in a small town police station) to very large (like Rikers Island in NYC).
You stay in jail until released or convicted of a crime and sentenced.
Once you are sentenced you can be sent to PRISON.
Prisons are run by state and federal governments and are where you will serve your confinement sentence.
With some exceptions… if you are sentenced to a short term (usually misdemeanors less than one year) you will usually continue to be housed in a jail. You also may be in jail indefinitely if being held in contempt of court by a judge.
Think of it like this: Cops put you in jail… judges put you in prison (and sometimes jail).
2007-03-21 19:56:03 · answer #4 · answered by goshawk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jail is county. Prison can be state or federal depending on the charge. Usually, if you are sentenced to more than a year, you will end up in prison. Less than a year, you will stay in the county lock-up.
2007-03-21 17:49:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prison is a concept: jail is a simpler word, to mean place of confinement! One could be a prisoner of preoccupations and thoughts, a prisoner in society, bound by customs and traditions, while being apparently free and at large to all intents and purposes! Not still a prisoner in jail!
2007-03-21 17:46:39 · answer #6 · answered by swanjarvi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None really, both means incarceration. The city, or county jail is for short term stays, usually under 30 days, and state and federal prison is for long term stays.
2007-03-22 00:52:54 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally jails are local and are used for short term confinement, usually less than 6 months to a year.
Prisons are more centrally locatedd and are used for longer term confinement.
2007-03-21 17:52:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golden hit the nail on the head. Prison is for terms that last more than one year. Generally your felonious crimes. Jail is for sentences that last less than one year and are commonly used for misdemeanor sentences.
2007-03-21 19:09:28 · answer #9 · answered by wfsgymwear 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing really. Except how they are most commonly used.
Prison normally refers to long-term incarcaration, often run by the state or federal govt, while jail is usually short-term accomodations, usually run by the city or county.
2007-03-21 17:44:33 · answer #10 · answered by coragryph 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
in Kansas the are one in the same in cal. there is misdemeanor short time local jail felony convicts career criminal long term confinement trade school opportunity
2007-03-21 17:49:07 · answer #11 · answered by Raymond B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋