Prison
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| - | A '''prison''', '''penitentiary''', or '''correctional facility''' is a place in which individuals are physically confined or [[internment|interned]], and usually deprived of a range of personal [[Freedom (political)|freedoms]]. Prisons are conventionally [[institution]]s 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]].{{GFDL}} | + | A '''prison''', '''penitentiary''', or '''correctional facility''' is a place in which individuals are physically confined or [[internment|interned]], and usually deprived of a range of personal [[Freedom (political)|freedoms]]. Prisons are conventionally [[institution]]s 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]]. |
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A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals 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.
See also
*Discipline and Punish by Foucault
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