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But the USA would never do that (media.piefed.zip)
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[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 hours ago

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