NounSingular imprisonment Plural imprisonments imprisonment (plural imprisonments)
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which people are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of personal freedoms. 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. In popular parlance of many countries, the term jail (gaol) is considered synonymous with prison. 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 or she is denied, refused or unable to meet conditions of bail, or is unable to post bail. This may also occur where the court determines that the suspect is at risk of absconding before the trial, or is otherwise a risk to society. 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. 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
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United Press International jerusalem, June 23 (UPI) -- An Israeli soldier who refused to continue serving in the West Bank was slapped with a 30-day military prison sentence for failing to perform his duties. Haaretz reported Tuesday the soldier, a corporal in the Kfir Brigade ... Arkansas prison guards got lapdances, left inmate lying in his ...
Kansas City Star, MO You remember the Tucker Unit -- it's the prison where two convicted murderers made their own prison -guard uniforms and simply walked out of the prison . (Though it should be noted, it sounds like different guards were involved in each incident.) Founder, Prison Fellowship ministry
Washington Post Blogs, DC An attorney, syndicated columnist and author of 25 books, Colson served as special counsel to President Nixon. His daily radio commentary, BreakPoint, is broadcast nationwide. Your reaction to the US Senate unanimous resolution apologizing for slavery, ... From Google News Search: "prison"
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