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| What Jail Is Like | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
| The Village Voice |  [4] |
What Jail Is Like is an EP by the band The Afghan Whigs.
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