{"id":472,"date":"2011-11-09T07:14:55","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T12:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jailguide.com\/jailblog\/?p=472"},"modified":"2020-12-20T03:58:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T08:58:40","slug":"jails-vs-prisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jailguide.com\/jailblog\/prison-information\/jails-vs-prisons\/","title":{"rendered":"Jails vs Prisons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While most think the term &#8220;jail&#8221; and the term &#8220;prison&#8221; are two of the same, they are not. Whereas a jail is often referred to as a local facility, whether county or city. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>A jail typically houses people awaiting trial or may be serving short sentences certain offenses. Some people who are convicted of manslaughter may even be sent to jail if the state prison is overcrowded. It all depends on the totality of the charges and the length of the sentence. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left;margin: 4px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-6194576827762773\";\n\/* 336x280, created 1\/14\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7593154724\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Jails v. Prisons: Which is Worse?<\/h2>\n<p>It could also be said that innocent people are held in jail &#8211; <em>you are innocent until proven guilty<\/em>. Generally, jail terms are no longer than 2 years, but then this depends on the county or city.<\/p>\n<p>A prison on the other hand would be a state or federal prison facility that store people convicted of felonies for longer periods of time than a county jail. 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