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.
A jail is a county run facility where you are taken after your arrest until your trial (unless you bail out). Someone sentenced to less than one year is usually housed in a jaâ¦il.   Prison is a state or federally run institution. The prisoners have been through trial and have been convicted--of a felony.