jail

(3) Jail The term “jail” means a confinement facility of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency to hold— (A) persons pending adjudication of criminal charges; or (B) persons committed to confinement after adjudication of criminal charges for sentences of 1 year or less.

Source

34 USC § 30309(3)


Scoping language

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