gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months ago6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patternswww.chicagotribune.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1269arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-link6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patternswww.chicagotribune.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoJail is not prison. You’re held in jail after being charged, but prior to trial. You go to prison after conviction.
minus-squareblurg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYes, though in some locales there are “work crews” (slave labor) that clear brush, road litter, and such for businesses, organizations, the state, and individuals.
Jail is not prison. You’re held in jail after being charged, but prior to trial. You go to prison after conviction.
Yes, though in some locales there are “work crews” (slave labor) that clear brush, road litter, and such for businesses, organizations, the state, and individuals.