How Dangerous is Jail or Prison, Really?

There are a lot of factors involved, but it’s not like you see on TV.

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I use the terms jail and prison somewhat interchangeably within my articles/headlines, but they are two wholly separate places. Jail is local, typically referred to as county and made for sentences less than a year or holding before trial, while prison is state or federal, made…