Jail

A prison or penitentiary holds people for longer periods of time, such as many years, and is operated by a state or federal government. A jail holds p...

Misdemeanors are criminal offenses that carry up to a year in jail in most states. ... Some states subdivide misdemeanors by class or degree or define...

Значение слова «jail» не столь сильно как значение «prison». ... В большинстве штатов США jails – это места для краткосрочного заключения на уровне ме...