incarceration
Being locked up
Incarceration is the state of being confined in a prison or jail, or the act of putting someone there.
It serves as the noun form of incarcerate and covers both the process and the condition: His incarceration lasted twelve years.
The term appears frequently in discussions of criminal justice policy, where phrases like mass incarceration describe the large-scale imprisonment that characterizes the American penal system.
Legal detention in jail
- captivityState of being confined
- detentionTemporary official holding
- custodyProtective care or control
- cellBasic unit of life
bars · cage · lockup · solitary · isolation · cellblock · prison · jail
Recovery from injury/addiction
- recidivismHabitual return to crime
- paroleConditional early release
- probationSupervised trial period
- reentryComing back in
halfway house · therapy · counseling · vocational training · work release · restorative justice · drug treatment · education
Complete thought, grammatically
- convictionFirmly held belief
- verdictOfficial court decision
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
judge · prosecution · defense · arraignment · indictment · plea · felony · misdemeanor
Punishment for wrongdoing
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- punitiveInflicting or intending penalty
disciplinary · correctional · hard labor · chain gang · time served · solitary confinement · lockdown
Confined facility resident
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- detaineePerson held in custody
- convictJailed offender after trial
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
guard · jailer · correctional officer · cellmate · lifer · parolee · ex-con · felon
Metal bonds for prisoners
- handcuffsLocking wrist restraints
- chainsLinked metal restraints
- manaclesWrist shackles for prisoners
- cuffsSleeve or wrist bands
fetters · leg irons · straitjacket · restraints · bindings · hobbles · ankle monitor · electronic monitoring
Profitable mass incarceration system
- overcrowdingCapacity exceeded dangerously
- bailCourt-set release payment
- pretrial detentionCustody before court proceedings
- wrongful convictionErroneous guilty verdict
racial disparity · criminalization · three strikes · sentencing guidelines
imprisonment
Legal detention in jail
- captivityState of being confined
- detentionTemporary official holding
- custodyProtective care or control
cell · bars · cage · lockup · solitary · isolation · cellblock · prison · jail · dungeon
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- recidivismHabitual return to crime
- paroleConditional early release
- probationSupervised trial period
reentry · halfway house · therapy · counseling · vocational training · work release · restorative justice · drug treatment · education · anger management
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
- convictionFirmly held belief
- verdictOfficial court decision
- trialJudicial examination of claims
court · judge · prosecution · defense · arraignment · indictment · plea · felony · misdemeanor · appeal
penalty
Punishment for wrongdoing
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
punitive · disciplinary · correctional · hard labor · chain gang · time served · solitary confinement · lockdown
inmate
Confined facility resident
warden · guard · jailer · correctional officer · cellmate · lifer · parolee · ex-con · felon · accused
shackles
Metal bonds for prisoners
cuffs · fetters · leg irons · straitjacket · restraints · bindings · hobbles · ankle monitor · electronic monitoring · GPS tracking
prison industrial complex
Profitable mass incarceration system
- overcrowdingCapacity exceeded dangerously
- bailCourt-set release payment
- pretrial detentionCustody before court proceedings
wrongful conviction · racial disparity · criminalization · three strikes · sentencing guidelines
- pretrialarraignment, bail hearing, bond hearing, booking, first appearance
- crimerobbery, accomplice, alibi, burglary, conspiracy
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
- prisoncell block, inmate, jail, prison, prisoner
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, detained, imprisoned, prison
incarcerationfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · release · liberation · emancipation · free movement
incarcerationrelease
To let go
discharge · liberation · acquittal · emancipation · manumission
incarcerationfreedom
Absence of constraint
emancipation · manumission · liberation · independence · redemption
- mass incarcerationExcessive imprisonment at scale
- incarceration ratesMeasure of imprisoned population