For some reason began going down a rabbit hole thinking about this. Let’s say you are blind, and reliant on a guide dog, but end up in prison for a non-violent crime like possession of illegal drugs. Are you allowed to keep the dog? No, right? But if you are entirely reliant on the guide dog to perform daily tasks, how do you manage in prison? What about people who are seriously disabled in other respects, like wheelchair users or those missing limbs, or those with serious mental disabilities? I’m asking for answers both from countries that actually treat prisoners like humans and the US
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.
A jail is where you are held before and during your trial, prison is where you are sentenced to serve out longer terms.