RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip to Political Memes@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoBut the USA would never do thatimagemessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down19
arrow-up11.12Karrow-down1imageBut the USA would never do thatRmDebArc_5@piefed.zip to Political Memes@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square82linkfedilink
minus-squareblitzen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoWell, not to put too fine a point on it, but there are no non-felons in prison. But there are those in county jails awaiting trial who are not yet convicted (or will be found not guilty) of a crime, and your point is an important one.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoIf we want to get too technical there are some states that place people that commit certain misdemeanors in prison as opposed to jails. It’s not the majority, but it does happen. https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/misdemeanor-sentencing-trends?__cf_chl_f_tk=aE1cnGu3qx2FIyq7vr3HPY2wXwrgpR2LwzXEZZRHQqY-1783008877-1.0.1.1-2gk_l8oLJVzMur4SabrsHl4NqwkhuB2x.fzAf10_EOU
Well, not to put too fine a point on it, but there are no non-felons in prison. But there are those in county jails awaiting trial who are not yet convicted (or will be found not guilty) of a crime, and your point is an important one.
If we want to get too technical there are some states that place people that commit certain misdemeanors in prison as opposed to jails.
It’s not the majority, but it does happen.
https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/misdemeanor-sentencing-trends?__cf_chl_f_tk=aE1cnGu3qx2FIyq7vr3HPY2wXwrgpR2LwzXEZZRHQqY-1783008877-1.0.1.1-2gk_l8oLJVzMur4SabrsHl4NqwkhuB2x.fzAf10_EOU