Aug 19, 2010 · In everyday speech, the terms jail and prison are used interchangeably in many situations. However, my understanding is that, at least in the US, they actually refer to slightly. Jan 19, 2013 · Google Ngram Viewer (for the "British English" corpus) shows that gaol was more popular than jail until the mid-19th century, that the two words were used with broadly similar. Both phrases convey the idea of being confined due to legal reasons, but "go to jail" highlights the action of being sent there, while "behind bars" focuses on the state of being imprisoned..

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