men's prison

Incarceration for males

A men's prison is a correctional facility that houses male inmates.

The term distinguishes from women's prisons and coed facilities.

In casual speech, men's prison often evokes particular associations with violence, hierarchy, and sexual assault: He wouldn't last a day in a men's prison.

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Opposites
gender of incarcerated population

men's prisonwomen's prison

Correctional facility for females

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men's prisonfreedom

Absence of constraint

liberty · free world · open society · civilian life · home

age of incarcerated population

men's prisonjuvenile hall

Detention for minors

youth prison

Family

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