A jail is a place where the people are confined for a short period of time when they have done a crime or have been accused of it. Criminals are there in a jail for a detention period. Prisons on the other hand Rae there to detain people who have committed a very serious crime and are there for a very long period. The time period of detention for a jail is from one day till a year whereas time period for a prison is more than one year. Jails are run by a country or local government bodies while prisons are run by the state government or the federal board of prisons. The criminals in jails may also be on trial and can also be on their waiting period till they r not proven guilty. The inmates are detained in jails for small crimes and are provided specialized services such as work release programs and boot camps. The jailers address educational needs, substance abuse needs, and also vocational needs while managing the criminal’s behavior which will help them to become wise and not cause any future trouble and get a chance to visit the jail again. Prisons on the other hand is very strict with massive punishment and torture given to the inmates and are denied a lot of rights. Prisons offer different programs to inmates depending on the inmate's level of custody which can be minimum, medium, or maximum security and solitary confinement. Minimum and medium security programs include halfway houses, work release programs, and community restitution centers. Typically those who are eligible for such programs are nearing the end of their prison terms. Prisons are also used as rehabilitative centers for serious criminals who are involved in major crimes and make them better beings and are not released till the government is sure that they have improved. Jails are mostly small with not many facilities as the inmates are there for a short period of time whereas prisons are huge and offer more facilities due to the fact that the inmates are there for long term period. The population in a jail is a lot more as compared to prisons because smaller crimes are committed by prisoners on a daily basis whereas major felonies are committed not very often.
Jail
A place of detention, especially for persons who are accused of committing a crime and have not been released on bail or for persons who are serving short sentences after conviction of a misdemeanor.
Prison
A place for the confinement and punishment of persons convicted of crimes, especially felonies.
Prison
A state of imprisonment or captivity
Years spent in prison.
Prison
A place or condition of confinement or restriction
Felt his job had been a prison.
Jail
A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
Prison
To confine in or as if in a prison; imprison.
Jail
(uncountable) Confinement in a jail.
Prison
A place or institution where people are held against their will, especially for long-term confinement of those awaiting trial or convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
Jail
(horse racing) The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).
Prison
(uncountable) Confinement in prison.
Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
Jail
In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.
Prison
Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.
Jail
A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance.
Prison
(transitive) To imprison.
Prison
A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o confinement, restraint, or safe custody.
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name.
The tyrant Æolus, . . . With power imperial, curbs the struggling winds,And sounding tempests in dark prisons binds.
Jail
A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
This jail I count the house of liberty.
Prison
Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority.
Jail
To imprison.
[Bolts] that jail you from free life.
Prison
To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.
The prisoned eagle dies for rage.
His true respect will prison false desire.
Jail
A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
Prison
To bind (together); to enchain.
Sir William Crispyn with the duke was ledTogether prisoned.
Jail
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail;
The suspects were imprisoned without trial
The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
Prison
A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
Prison
A prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
A jail is place where prisoner are detained for the commitment of minor crimes or offences. Prisoners are there for a trial or a probation period and are there till released or their time span of punishment is complete. They are there for a short period of time which can range from two days till a year or more depending on country to country. A jail is usually run by local government bodies. The inmates in jail are also provided educational and vocational services or given a load of major work so they remain busy and also not cause any problems for fellow inmates. These services help them become better people and their punishment period will cause them not to commit more crimes in the future.
A prison is a facility that holds convicts who have committed crimes the government or federal body considers very serious such as bank robbery. Kidnapping or murder which are very serious offenses. That is the reason that criminals in a prison are detained for a longer period of time which is more than a year till lifetime. Criminals are also on a trial in a prison but if proven guilty of a major crime can also be given death sentence. Serious punishment and torture is given to the inmates in a prison which varies with the extent of crime done. Inmates are provided with different custody levels in a prison which is minimum, medium, maximum and solitary confinement. Many programs and services are offered to the inmates to make them better beings and are usually offered to inmates of minimum and medium level and usually nearing the time of their release. Prisons are run by the federal board of prisons or the state government.
