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minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up30·14 hours 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-up4·13 hours agoso jail is just a temporary imprisonment?
minus-squareFoxyFerengi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·13 hours agoShort-term is probably a better description. Although, sometimes people get forgotten in jail and spend years waiting for trial
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoFor misdemeanor sentences (under a year) you might do that in jail.
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?
Short-term is probably a better description. Although, sometimes people get forgotten in jail and spend years waiting for trial
“Forgotten”
For misdemeanor sentences (under a year) you might do that in jail.