If someone is convicted of a misdemeanor and is sentenced to 1 year or less, they will likely serve their time in

If someone is convicted of a misdemeanor and is sentenced to 1 year or less, they will likely serve their time in

• A. Probation
• B. Prison
• C. Jail/ ADC
• D. Detention center

Answer: (C)

When a misdemeanor carries a sentence of a year or less, confinement happens in a jail or an Adult Detention Center. Jails are the local, short-term facilities run by counties to hold people serving short sentences or awaiting trial. Prisons, on the other hand, house people with felonies and longer sentences. Probation is non-custodial supervision, not time actually served. A detention center is another term for a jail-like facility. So the typical place for a ≤1-year misdemeanor sentence is jail or an ADC.

When a misdemeanor carries a sentence of a year or less, confinement happens in a jail or an Adult Detention Center. Jails are the local, short-term facilities run by counties to hold people serving short sentences or awaiting trial. Prisons, on the other hand, house people with felonies and longer sentences. Probation is non-custodial supervision, not time actually served. A detention center is another term for a jail-like facility. So the typical place for a ≤1-year misdemeanor sentence is jail or an ADC.