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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. Jails are conventionally institutions which form part of the criminal justice system of a county and house both inmates awaiting trial and convicted misdemeanants. Prisons form part of the criminal justice system of a state and only house convicted felons, usually for longer periods of time than jails. (The U.S. Federal Government also has a system of jails and prisons). 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 Where can I find abandoned prisons in Southern California? Q. I'm looking for abandoned prisons in Southern California that give out tours. I looking ones that especially have that older and spookier look to them. What I plan on doing is taking pictures of the whole place and then building it in 3D for my portfolio. Does anyone know of any abandoned prisons, or old spooky hospitals (or other creepy places) in So Cal that give out tours? Asked by Martin - Sat Mar 22 11:46:24 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Not to many prisons being closed these days..I know of none that have closed in Southern California. The juvenile detention center in Whittier has been closed down and is awaiting its faith..Its still standing and is a very large facility.. The former womans county jail is no longer in use and is located in East Los Angeles off the 710 freeway on the hill which also houses the LAFD and the LASD. The old Sheriffs building in downtown is a very spooky place..The sub-terrain floors contain the old LA county coroners office...It has tunnels connecting it to the court rooms nearby..This was the original county jail for the city and has housed famous people both dead and alive...This building was shut down because it is unsafe because of… [cont.] Answered by Perro De Lava - Sat Mar 22 12:43:29 2008 How do I find the names of people in the civil war prisons like Andersonville? Q. I want to look at the names of people in the Civil War prisons and see if they are my ancestors. Asked by jcanime@sbcglobal.net - Sun May 27 14:42:37 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. (If you add to or edit your original question to include your relative's name, I can search for info. at ancestry.com for you. They do have some Andersonville info. on the site, but you have to have a subscription to use the site.) Funny that you should ask this question...I am presently showing the TNT movie "Andersonville" to my students. You can check to see if you had any relatives at Andersonville by going to: If you don't find your relative at the above part of the National Park Service Database, check at: At this site, you can look for both Confederate and Union soldiers and do not need to know which side they fought on. You can even search the 'Regiments' and find out where they went throughout the Civil War. This way… [cont.] Answered by seraph1818 - Sun May 27 14:50:37 2007 How have male and female prisons changed since the 1960's?
Q. Have there been major cultural or social changes? Has this affected the way that prisons have been run? Asked by frogntim - Fri Dec 12 22:18:27 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Yes there are changes. Some prisons had pets they could keep and were taken away because the prisoners were raping the dogs/cats. Guards are not allow to beat or even insult prisoners. If they do they are immediately in trouble and can lose their jobs. So bad in the old days no one cared if guards beat down prisoners for no reason. Now prisoners have much more rights and given way more respect then back in the old days. Answered by unknown - Sat Dec 13 01:59:03 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "prisons"  projo.com Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:03:42 GMT+00:00 pending high court appeal Providence Journal Urciuoli, 63, was sentenced to three years in prison and has remained free pending his appeal to the 1st Circuit. Urciuoli, who now gives his address as ... Prosecutors want Urciuoli to begin serving prison time Providence Journal  timesunion.com Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:10:15 GMT+00:00 Albany Times Union Green has also provided employment to former inmates struggling to return to mainstream society after serving out their prison sentences. ...  foxnews.com Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:02:55 GMT+00:00 FOXNews The destruction of the tapes wiped away the most graphic evidence of the CIA's now-shuttered network of overseas prisons , where suspected terrorists were ... From Google News Search: "prisons"  snut.fr 473px x 650px | 153.80kB [source page] Meme si elles ont vu le jour sous Clinton c est encore un symbole de l ere Bush qui disparait Enfin j aime a la croire Poste dans International | From Yahoo Image Search: "prisons"  koze950.com Jason Ford ue, 27 Jul 2010 21:19:52 GM Corrections officials say an effort to reduce interactions between incarcerated gang members has led to a decrease in violence at Washington . prisons. . The state Department of Corrections says that violent infractions declined statewide ...  blog.taragana.com DPA Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:37:51 GM VIENNA - HIV spreads from . prisons. to the wider population because of misguided policies in most countries, the chief UN expert on torture, Manfred Nowak, warned Friday.  hardtimehepc.blogspot.com Prison Abolitionist ue, 27 Jul 2010 12:19:00 GM I've also been contacted by a journalism student who does film editing and we discussed doing a project on Hep C in . prison. , using AZ as an example of what . prisons. do wrong. Especially to the mentally ill, who clearly aren't worth the ... From Google Blog Search: "prisons" |
