1
as in jails
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the ongoing debate whether drug users should go to prison
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as in captivities
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the view that prison does nothing to cure the criminal—if anything, it makes him worse
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Recent Examples of prisons
Rebels and others are opening the gates of Assad’s many prisons, and the world is watching as captives walk from their cells to freedom.
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Tony Hunter, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Moving videos emerged of political prisoners being freed after enduring decades of torture in the regime’s notorious prisons.
—Farrah Hassen, Sun Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
Backed by Russia and Iran, the Assad regime is believed to have killed tens of thousands of people, while many more were tortured in crowded, dismal secret prisons.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
However, the prisons and camps are in a critical situation because who is guarding them?
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
This morning’s must read Women’s prisons are rife with trauma.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Homecoming Project director Bernadette Butler acknowledges that the scale of the effort so far is not going to provide a significant alternative to the system of group homes contracted by the state to support the reentry of 35,000 to 40,000 inmates released from California prisons annually.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
By requiring tougher punishment for some theft and drug crimes, it’s expected to increase spending on jails and prisons.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Launched at New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility in 1996, RTA has grown from a single theater workshop to a comprehensive arts program in multiple prisons in the state and is a world leader in arts-in-prison programming, the organization said.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Tony Hunter, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Moving videos emerged of political prisoners being freed after enduring decades of torture in the regime’s notorious prisons.
—Farrah Hassen, Sun Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
Backed by Russia and Iran, the Assad regime is believed to have killed tens of thousands of people, while many more were tortured in crowded, dismal secret prisons.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
However, the prisons and camps are in a critical situation because who is guarding them?
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
This morning’s must read Women’s prisons are rife with trauma.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Homecoming Project director Bernadette Butler acknowledges that the scale of the effort so far is not going to provide a significant alternative to the system of group homes contracted by the state to support the reentry of 35,000 to 40,000 inmates released from California prisons annually.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
By requiring tougher punishment for some theft and drug crimes, it’s expected to increase spending on jails and prisons.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Launched at New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility in 1996, RTA has grown from a single theater workshop to a comprehensive arts program in multiple prisons in the state and is a world leader in arts-in-prison programming, the organization said.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Prisons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prisons. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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