The main difference in the functionality of a jail versus prison for an inmate is the length of their sentence. Jails tend to keep prisoners for a much shorter stay than prisons do. Jails also are local in nature and are ran by law enforcement and agencies in the immediate area. Inmates may stay in jails until they have a trial or until they have served a sentence typically less than a year. Prisons, on the other hand, are meant for felony crimes, usually with a sentence of greater than a year (“What”, 2019).
The administrations responsibilities for jails and prisons differ but have many of the same overall duties that vary in detail. Safety and enforcement are a main concern for both. The overall management of each facility daily will be priority for both jail and prison administrators. Jails require much less maintenance simply because they house less inmates, have less employees, and maintain a less intense set of internal guidelines – as opposed to larger scale state, private, and federal facilities. Both sets of administrators may be responsible for activities, educational opportunities, budgets, and employees. Furthermore, they each work to safeguard the prisoners, employees, public, and the facility itself, through a set of guidelines.
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