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chasil 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: All Kindles can now be jailbroken

A county jail is commonly used for defendants accused of state crimes until their sentencing, after their convictions.

Post conviction, the prisoner will be moved to a state penitentiary to serve out their sentence.

I don't know how these distinctions work at the federal level.

pyuser583 4 months ago [–]

Depends on the state. Some states “allow” prisoners to serve short sentences in jail. Including short consecutive sentences, so, long sentences.

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