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 How are inmates in a prison considered in the census count? Q. Every few years the population is counted with a census. I was wondering where prison inmates come into this count. Are they counted as citizens in the city in which they are serving their prison term, or are they considered residents of the city in which their primary address is at? Asked by memememe - Tue Aug 19 15:46:24 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. they are counted as where they are living at on the specific date given on the census. Answered by Sicilia shines - Tue Aug 19 15:49:47 2008 What costs the United States more money, life imprisonment or execution? Q. We were having a family discussion that centered around politics and my significant other asked my brother-in-law which he thought costs more, life imprisonment or execution. They were both sure, each of them was right, yet in total disagreement, one said execution the other said life imprisonment. Can you help me with some facts? Asked by blithespirit05 - Sat Sep 27 02:35:03 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Without benefit of appeal, execution is extraordinarily less expensive. However, with our system of appeals, the inverse is true. The last information I saw listed the annual cost of housing a prisoner in general population at approximately $18,000 annually. For a person on death row, the cost was just under $88,000 annually. The reason for this cost was the additional cost of the facility (segregation from general population), the additional cost of guards and support staff, and the cost of lawyers and the legal system for the appeals. Also, the average lifespan of a person on death row was 22 years before either being executed or being either released or having their sentence commuted to life in prison. Answered by Malruhn - Sun Sep 28 16:09:06 2008 How do I find someone in the prison system, is there a web site I can go to?
Q. I'm looking for a specific person in the Nevada prison system. I have their full name, and prison issued back number. Where do I go? Asked by Eric N - Tue Jun 13 17:04:27 2006 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. I would suggest prisontalkonline.com My b/f is in Texas prison and that website has answered every single question I have ever had Answered by Peace Lovin Hippy - Tue Jun 20 00:44:17 2006 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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