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Jail vs. Prison

OK prisoners, I said this before but I will say it again. The words “jail” and “prison” are often used interchangeably, but actually they are two different things.

01_Metalbond_Alcatraz“Jail” is a where you are kept when you are being tried for a crime, or are awaiting trial or sentencing. It is also where you actually serve your sentence for misdemeanors. Jails are generally run by counties or municipalities. Jail is where you go when you get arrested. If you are OJ Simpson, jail is where you go when you are unjustly accused of double murder and have to go on trial in Los Angeles. Of course everyone knows he was completely innocent, so they released him from jail.

“Prison” on the other hand is a broad term that describes a variety of institutions, from maximum-security “penitentiaries,” to medium-security lockups known as “correctional facilities” or “correctional institutions.” Prisons are run by the states or the federal government. Prison is where you go to serve your sentence when you have been convicted of a felony. It is where O.J. ended up after being convicted of something in Las Vegas, nobody really remembers what but apparently it was serious. Prison is where you do hard time. It is where you get tattoos. Prison is where you get fucked by Christopher Meloni in the shower.

Now that you know all this, you will probably start to notice all sorts of incorrect uses of these words in news broadcasts, on TV shows, in movies and in general conversation. Before you get your cuffs all in a twist and start emailing me, accusing ME of misusing the terms “jail” and “prison,” hang on. I know I have probably violated these rules myself on this very blog.

 

Here are some more pictures of jails and prisons and the men who dwell in them:

 

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A question for you fuckers about the use of cable ties

How do you guys feel about cable ties that cops use for mass arrests of protesters?

RH of the Mencomix weighed in:

“My personal view on cable ties for bondage: highly effective but rather unsexy,” RH said in an email. OK when you have clothes, gloves or boots on, damn hurting when used on naked skin. So, nice pic of the policemen, but I still prefer them with good ol’ metal handcuffs!”

What do you guys think? Like em or hate em? (For me, it all depends on the cop and how hot he is.) Here are some more pictures of cable ties:

 

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