The troposphere is the portion of the Earth's atmosphere that extends from the surface of the Earth to a height of about 3.7 miles (6 km) at the North Pole or the South Pole and 11.2 miles (18 km) at the equator.
A correctional facility is the building that many criminal justice systems use to detain offenders. These facilities may hold accused people prior to trial, convicted criminals, juvenile offenders, and other types of individuals.
Prisons are similar to correctional facilities because these centers are also governed by the federal and state laws. A prison is just one of the several subtypes of a correctional facility per U.S. definition. But unlike other centers such as jails, prisons are for long term detention.