• Coreidan@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Nope. They aren’t. They have different meanings no matter where you are. You just hear a lot of people misusing the word due to a lack of education.

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            7 months ago

            You should read what you link to (emphasis mine).

            Jail and prison are often used interchangeably as places of confinement. If you want to be specific jail can be used to describe a place for those awaiting trial or held for minor crimes, whereas prison describes a place for criminals convicted of serious crimes.

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            Jails are temporary holding areas until you get to see a judge. Which means you could still be innocent at that point.

            You can be convicted and in jail, which makes perfect sense in Monopoly, since it’s generally for a shorter period of time. They are both synonymous for the purpose of imprisoning somebody but different on how drastic the crimes you are behind bar for. In my opinion you should be in jail for minor crimes and not put in prison and it’s perfect for Monopoly.

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              7 months ago

              You should take your own advise.

              While key differences exist between jails and prisons — jails typically house people awaiting trial and those serving short sentences, while prisons confine convicts long term — the Justice Department’s study remains illustrative of life behind bars….

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                7 months ago

                Yep. That’s the right definition. Not what you said. You said jail is for innocent people. You also said the definition doesn’t differ no matter where you are and the link clearly defined the US can have a different interpretation (see interchangeable use).

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                  7 months ago

                  You said jail is for innocent people.

                  So in other words you have reading problems and don’t understand basic English and grammar.

                  Now I just feel bad for you.

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                    7 months ago

                    I don’t have to distract with cheap ad-hominem attacks when I can quote your words right back to you:

                    Prison. Not jail.

                    Jails are temporary holding areas until you get to see a judge. Which means you could still be innocent at that point.