Jails and prisons are generally considered to be the same thing by the general population. However, in fact there are a few subtle differences. Both Prisons and Jails house criminals, but Jails have two primary functions. Jails house pretrial detainees and sentenced offenders. “Pretrial detainees are individuals who are awaiting a criminal trial and have not been convicted, while the sentenced offender is a person who has received a disposition of time in the jail as a punishment, usually for a period of less than one year.” (Stojkovic & Lovell, 2013. Sec 4.1). Prisons on the other hand are strictly for sentenced individuals and do not hand pretrial detainees. In general, prisons hold detainees for a much longer period of time. As an auxiliary function, recently jails have taken on another duty “Additionally, there also has been a change in the use of jails as primarily holding tanks for the impoverished, disenfranchised, and mentally ill.” (Stojkovic & Lovell, 2013. Sec 4.1).…