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This is a rule of thumb, but not written in stone...

Police stations generally have a handful of individual holding cells, with perhaps 1 or 2 larger holding cells that can accomidate a few+ in a pinch. County jails have dozens, if not more, individual holding cells and a few more that can accomidate larger crowds if need be. Prisions will have the most individual(read: 1 or 2 inmates) cells, also with a few larger holding cells to accomidate crouds, transfers, ect, for short spells.


Police stations will use there cells for short stays(less than 48hrs), and temp holding for transfers to county. County cells are used for sentences up to and including 1 year in most cases, while any bid longer than 1 year usually goes to a state facility.

The practice of larger 'mass' holding cells are common practice in most all areas of law enforcment, in all of the world.