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18 May 2015
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What is the difference between jail and prison ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between jail and prison ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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In common usage, there is no difference. If you look deeper, jail is for a short time, while prison is for a long time. But most people use the terms the same.
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