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Re:An Indian village addicted to chess by RugnirViking on Friday May 19, 2017 @08:47AM (#14375060)
> prison is way different then jail.

That's interesting, I wasn't aware there was a difference at all. Care to enlighten me?

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Re:An Indian village addicted to chess by demonshreder on Friday May 19, 2017 @09:13AM (#14375255)
Jail is more of a holding cell - from few hours to few weeks - usually keeping the person in custody until they can be released or imprisoned.

Prison is where the person spends their sentence or waits a full sentence - usually in months or years.

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