The Bureau of Justice Statistics (2008) defines prisons as "locally-operated correctional facilities that confine persons before or after adjudication. Inmates sentenced to jails usually have a sentence of a year or less, but jails also incarcerate persons in a wide variety of other categories."

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics defines jails, not prisons, with the characteristics described. Prisons are state or federally operated facilities that confine persons with longer sentences, typically over a year.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (2008) Defines Prisons as "Locally-Operated