A prison is a county correctional facility that holds people pending trial, awaiting sentence, service a sentence (usually less a year) or awaiting transfer to another facilities after conviction.

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A prison is a state or federal facility that holds people serving longer sentences, typically over a year, after conviction. County jails, not prisons, are the facilities that hold people pending trial, awaiting sentence, or serving shorter sentences (usually less than a year).

A Prison Is a County Correctional Facility That Holds People