Why Do People Get Sentenced To Jails

Jail populations and prison populations differ by the type of crime or crimes that the offender is convicted of. Someone that is sentenced to jail will only serve up to a year or is awaiting their trial date (Danahy, 2017). A person that is sentenced to jail has been convicted of misdemeanor charges. Misdemeanor charges are charges that are minor offenses of the law and usually are non-violent in nature. Some examples of offenses that people get sentenced to jail are check fraud, disorderly conduct, breaking and entering, and filing a false police report (Schmalleger & Smykla, 2015). Jails are normally run by the county and its staff is usually comprised of full time sheriff deputies. While in jail, the inmates can participate in work release programs and different types of boot camps. The jail systems also try to help rehabilitate inmates as well as offer education programs so that they can avoid recidivism once they are released from jail. A person that is sent to prison will serve more than a year all the way up to the death penalty. A person that is sentenced to prison has been convicted of felony charges. A felony charge is a serious criminal offense that can be punishable by death (Schmalleger & Smykla, 2015). Some examples of offenses that people get sentenced to prison are murder, rape, robbery, and arson. People that are sentenced to prison serve their time in a state or federal prison system. The prison systems are run by highly trained prison guards that are prepared to deal with a population of inmates ranging from murderers to rapists. There are various types of prison systems and depending on the severity of the crime or crimes committed determines what prison system the …show more content…
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