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No, American jails have a class system. British ones contain one.
by yarrel 7y ago
No, American jails have a class system.
British ones contain one.
- emiliobumachar 7y agoPlease elaborate. As it is, this flew over my head.
- wpietri 7y agoI'm guessing it's a reference to how rich people can end up in more pleasant, less restrictive conditions. This is nominally based on security level, but plenty of people seem to think that social class has something to do with it. See, e.g. the notion of Club Fed [1] and how things go for people like Brock Turner [2]. Or Ethan Couch [3], the "affluenza" [4] kid. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Fed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Fed [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Turner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Turner [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Couch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Couch [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affluenza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affluenza
- lidHanteyk 7y agoIt's to do with British English vs. American English. In the USA, a TV remote control has batteries; in the UK, a telly clicker contains batteries.
- mprev 7y agoMy remotes have batteries. The box I bought the batteries in contained them. Now they’re in use, they’re not contained as that’s a temporary state before use.