county jails
Regional detention facilities
County jails are detention facilities operated by local governments, typically housing people awaiting trial or serving short sentences—usually under a year.
Unlike state or federal prisons, which hold convicted felons serving longer terms, county jails function as temporary holding facilities within the criminal justice system: He spent three months in county jail before his trial.
Incarcerated individuals
- cellsBasic biological units
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- confinementState of being restricted
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
holding · overcrowding · bunks · jumpsuit · commissary · visitation · lockdown · pod
Court-set release payment
- bondBinding tie or connection
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- court dateScheduled judicial appearance
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
public defender · sentencing · charges · release · remand · custody · docket · plea
County's chief officer
- deputiesAppointed subordinate representatives
- correctional officersPrison security staff
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- guardsProtectors or watchmen
booking officer · detention officer · bailiff · medical staff · chaplain · case manager
Lesser criminal charge
- felonySerious criminal offense
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- assaultViolent offensive act
- drug possessionUnlawful custody of narcotics
DUI · burglary · shoplifting · trespassing · vandalism · larceny · fraud · disorderly conduct
inmates
Incarcerated individuals
- cellsBasic biological units
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- confinementState of being restricted
booking · holding · overcrowding · bunks · jumpsuit · commissary · visitation · lockdown · pod · dormitory
bail
Court-set release payment
- bondBinding tie or connection
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- court dateScheduled judicial appearance
hearing · public defender · sentencing · charges · release · remand · custody · docket · plea · fine
sheriff
County's chief officer
- deputiesAppointed subordinate representatives
- correctional officersPrison security staff
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
guards · booking officer · detention officer · bailiff · medical staff · chaplain · case manager
misdemeanor
Lesser criminal charge
drug possession · DUI · burglary · shoplifting · trespassing · vandalism · larceny · fraud · disorderly conduct · probation violation
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National government detention facilities
federal penitentiaries · state prisons · military prisons · Guantanamo Bay
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Absence of constraint
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Institutions for recovery programs
treatment facilities · halfway houses · homeless shelters · community centers · vocational training centers
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