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How different from reg prison is federal

it is very different because the feds have a bigger budget.
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✓ Verified answer July 12,2021 · General Prison Questions-Terminology
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it is very different because the feds have a bigger budget. the guards are better paid and very well trained. The food is better, the recreation and housing is more updated. Some state prisons in the south do not even have air conditioning.

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