NounSingular imprisonment Plural imprisonments imprisonment (plural imprisonments)
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A prison (from Old French prisoun) is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Other terms are penitentiary, correctional facility, and jail (or gaol), although in the United States "jail" and "prison" refer to different subtypes of correctional facility. Prisons are conventionally institutions which form part of the criminal justice system of a country, such that imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime. A criminal suspect who has been charged with or is likely to be charged with criminal offense may be held on remand in prison if he is denied or unable to meet conditions of bail, or is unable or unwilling to post bail. A criminal defendant may also be held in prison while awaiting trial or a trial verdict. If found guilty, a defendant will be convicted and may receive a custodial sentence requiring imprisonment. As well as convicted or suspected criminals, prisons may be used for internment of those not charged with a crime. Prisons may also be used as a tool of political repression to detain political prisoners, prisoners of conscience, and "enemies of the state", particularly by authoritarian regimes. In times of war or conflict, prisoners of war may also be detained in prisons. A prison system is the organizational arrangement of the provision and operation of prisons, and depending on their nature, may invoke a corrections system. Although people have been imprisoned throughout history, they have also regularly been able to perform prison escapes. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Jailing Nation: How Did Our Prison System Become Such a Nightmare? Q. The proportion of the US population languishing in jail now stands at 737 per 100,000, the highest rate on earth and some five to twelve times that of Britain, France and other Western European countries or Japan. With 5 percent of the world's population, the United States has close to a quarter of the world's prisoners, which, curiously enough, is the same as its annual contribution to global warming. With 2.2 million people behind bars and another 5 million on probation or parole, it has approximately 3.2 percent of the adult population under some form of criminal-justice supervision, which is to say one person in thirty-two. For African-Americans, the numbers are even more astonishing. By the mid-1990s, 7 percent of black males were… [cont.] Asked by John Doe 1st - Mon Aug 20 20:02:36 2007 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments A. The biggest factor contributing to such a high prison population is the failing "war on drugs." The reason why black males have a disproportionate share of those in the criminal justice system is because they are most affected by drug-related offenses as illegal drugs are most prevalent in predominately black inner-city neighborhoods. Another reason for such a relatively high prison rate is the US preoccupation towards punishment rather than rehabiliation whereas Western Europe and Japan have taken the opposite approach in reducing crime. It's obvious which benefitted the most. As a result, this policy has led to overcrowding and escalating violence in prisons, endangering inmates as well as personel. Lack of funding for prison… [cont.] Answered by Nue uelar ReAec or! - Mon Aug 20 20:29:58 2007 Should a sentence for a crime punishable with imprisonment carry a statutory minimum period? Q. I am suggesting that anyone sentenced to a term of imprisonment should have to serve a minimum for that crime, before any consideration of parole can be considered. There are many examples of criminals receiving long sentences only to be released after serving only a small part of that sentence. This would also prevent some of the soft and inconsistent sentencing by our judges. I think in the US this type of sentencing already exists, but I am not sure. Flup--You say that judges have the skill and experience to determine sentencing, then WHY is so inconsistent? and what experience are you suggesting? Asked by old grumpy - Wed Feb 4 09:18:33 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. I totally agree. I have no idea whether it would reduce crime or not, but I think that it would be more fair and reduce the amount of racial discrimination in sentencing. I would like to think that it would reduce crime, if you knew you were going to get caught you would at least have to do x amount of time, but people, of course, hope they won't get caught. Answered by Kimmi M - Wed Feb 4 09:24:52 2009 What happens to prison inmate correspondence when they are hospitalized?
Q. I sent a support letter to a prison inmate but she's been hospitalized. So what will happen it, or her mail? Asked by Gabriela E. - Mon Oct 27 20:45:09 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. You may want to contact her family to find out what will happen. So sad to hear that your friend is in prison and now in the hospital. Answered by lord100jack - Mon Oct 27 20:48:42 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "prison" A prison is a place in which individuals are physically confined and deprived of a range of personal freedoms. This theme article is a stub. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it.IS where people that are convicted of a criminal offence has the chance to get a 5 star room at the expence of the tax payer. They are fed three times a day, Recieve qulifications and have there very own entertainment system in there room, IE: PS3/XBOX 360. UnsourcedExternal linksWikipedia has an article about: Prison Look up Prison in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Category:From Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.
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