BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Ever wondered where inmates are taken for certain charges? Or the difference between jail and prison? There are two types of detention for lawbreakers and people accused ...
Prisons, in general, are for people sentenced for more serious crimes. The sentences are usually longer, and can be up to life. Prison inmates can also be civilly committed for addiction or treatment, ...
County jails and state prisons may not seem that different from the outside, but for the people within the walls, living conditions in jails are often very different from what they might experience in ...