Jail Time Jail time is imposed to those convicted of lesser crimes. Inmates who have been sentenced to jail time are kept together in a separate building and are sentenced to be released in less than 365 days. Conditions of jail are similar to that of a prison, but there are not convicted felons being …show more content…
Capital punishment is no longer the sole form of punishment, the government now recognized degrees of crimes, and have the jails and prisons separated and categorized. In the past 500 years, America has been able to divide crime into different categories, specify the degrees of every crime, and use a “formula” to determine sentencing. Over the years, Congress has done what they can to keep the country’s laws up to date and modernized as needed. They have also done a fine job keeping the justice system “fair and