1. How do state and federal prisons differ?

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Federal Prisons - Federal prisons are those who's broken federal laws such as one or more of the following

Crimes taking place on federal land or crimes committed against federal officers.
A crime involving the crossing of state lines.
Immigration and custom violations.
And a grand majority of financial crimes like fraud, embezzlement and identity theft.

Federal prisons are run by the federal Bureau of Prisons, a government body under the department of justice. The federal prisons have better quality of building, living conditions,training programs and food.

State Prisons - These are the government prisons run by the state in which they're located. These jails are intended for criminals who committed minor to major crimes within a single state. They are tried by state judge, in state courts. And the state prisoners and the maintenance of the prisons themselves are funded by taxpayers within a given state. State prisons are more commonly offer the possibility of parole and on average have lower sentences than their federal counterparts. State prisons generally have a lower standard of security than federal prisons.

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