A building in which people are legally held as a punishment for committing a crime
“These homes are built for children whose parents are in prison serving life sentences!”
The action of confining or state of being confined
“Prison does nothing to address mental illness and, in all likelihood, aggravates existing conditions.”
A device or enclosure designed to physically catch animals or persons
Of, or related to, a prison
“She adapts to living in a prison cell, experiences the daily institutional routines and rituals, and copes with both the mundane and brutal aspects of prison life.”
To imprison, confine or incarcerate someone
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