state penitentiary
Government correctional institution
A state penitentiary is a prison operated by a state government, typically housing inmates convicted of serious crimes and serving longer sentences.
Distinguished from federal prisons (which hold those convicted of federal crimes) and local jails (which hold those awaiting trial or serving short sentences): He was sentenced to fifteen years in the state penitentiary.
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- behind barsIn jail
- inmateConfined facility resident
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- correctional officerPenitentiary staff supervising inmates
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Municipal detention facility
federal prison · city jail · military prison · halfway house
state penitentiaryfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · open society · home · civilian life · sanctuary
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