Jail, or gaol (especially in Australia),In British official use theforms with G are still current; in literary and journalistic use both the G and the J forms are now admitted as correct, but all recent Dictionaries give the preference to the latter. (Oxford English Dictionary, 1st Edition.)"The Australian spelling of ?jail? is ?gaol?" [LINK: http://www.doctorconnect.gov.au/internet/otd/publishing.nsf/Content/work-Australian+English] [1]. The Macquarie Dictionary is the standard reference for Australian English. remand prison, is a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government. This includes either accused persons awaiting trial or for those who have been convicted of a crime and are serving a sentence of less than one year. Jails are generally small penitentiaries run by individual counties and cities,

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