criminal justice facilities
type: Concept
narrower: jails

law enforcement, courts, and corrections
type: Concept
narrower: jails

direct supervision jails
type: Concept
broader: jails

correctional facilities
type: Concept
narrower: jails

economics of prisons and jails
type: Concept
broader: jails

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: jails

jails
type: Concept
definition: With a few exceptions, jails are operated and financed by local county or city governments. Typically, these institutions house four types of inmates: (1) those waiting for trial, known as pre-trial detainees; (2) those sentenced to jail time who have been convicted of misdemeanors; (3) those awaiting transfer to state or federal institutions who are convicted felons; and (4) those convicted and waiting for sentencing who are also convicted felons. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Jails]
narrower: economics of prisons and jails
narrower: direct supervision jails
broader: penal systems
broader: law enforcement, courts, and corrections
broader: criminal justice facilities
broader: correctional facilities

penal systems
type: Concept
narrower: jails