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Americans with disabilities aren't cared for even outside of a correctional setting. I'm sure it is even worse inside of one. I know I've read of multiple instances of people dying or suffering severe consequences because they are not in control of their medication while in custody and it is withheld from them. And that's just medication; you don't need to be disabled to need a medication.
Edit: The medication cases tend to come up in jails rather than prisons.
What is the difference between a jail and a prison? As a non-native speaker I've learned that they are synonyms.
My understanding is that jail is where you go when you're awaiting trial for something or being held pending charges. Prison is where you go as punishment when you've been convicted.
So jail is for custody. Thank you.
Counter intuitively, jail can sometimes be worse conditions. People in there are often detoxing, in the middle of a mental health crisis, or simply haven’t accepted or adapted to their condition yet. That can make jail a more volatile place than prison, since people in prison are more likely to be aware that this is their life now and they had best find some sort of equilibrium.
In most places, jail has worse conditions than prison does.
A jail is where you are held before and during your trial, prison is where you are sentenced to serve out longer terms.
To add-on to other comments, it should be mentioned that the two terms are often used interchangeably, despite the differing meanings.