penal institutions
Where convicts reside
Penal institutions are facilities where people are confined as punishment for crimes—prisons, jails, penitentiaries, and correctional facilities.
The term appears in legal and administrative contexts: The state operates twelve penal institutions.
It sounds formal and bureaucratic compared to simply saying prisons.
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- county jailMunicipal detention facility
- behind barsIn jail
- locked upConfined or secured
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Institutions for recovery programs
treatment facilities · recovery programs · halfway houses · mental health facilities · reentry programs
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Society permitting free inquiry
free world · liberty · freedom · civilian life · public spaces
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Local bodies serving shared interests
civic institutions · social services · support networks · inclusive communities · community centers
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