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minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up35·7 days agoSort of. Jail is where people not privileged enough to afford bail await trial. And sometimes lesser sentences like if they’re under a year or in relation to a misdemeanor are served.
minus-squarestebo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 days agoso jail is just a temporary imprisonment?
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoFor misdemeanor sentences (under a year) you might do that in jail.
minus-squareFoxyFerengi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up18·7 days agoShort-term is probably a better description. Although, sometimes people get forgotten in jail and spend years waiting for trial
Sort of. Jail is where people not privileged enough to afford bail await trial. And sometimes lesser sentences like if they’re under a year or in relation to a misdemeanor are served.
so jail is just a temporary imprisonment?
For misdemeanor sentences (under a year) you might do that in jail.
Short-term is probably a better description. Although, sometimes people get forgotten in jail and spend years waiting for trial
“Forgotten”