Category

Penal imprisonment

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A lockdown () is a restriction policy for people, community or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks that could possibly harm the people if they move and interact freely.

solitary confinement

strict form of imprisonment

small room in a prison or police station where a prisoner is held

method of corporal punishment which consists of hitting the soles of a person's bare feet

location at which an unacknowledged black project is conducted

outfit worn by incarcerated people

Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

UN conventions for prisoner rights

CIA black sites

secret headquarters used by the CIA

library of prison, jail etc.

custodial sentence

judicial punishment of mandatory custody either in prison or in some other closed therapeutic and/or educational institution

prisoner transport

transportation of prisoners by law enforcement agencies or contractors

carceral feminism

forms of feminism that advocate for enhancing and increasing prison sentences that deal with feminist and gender issues

prisoners' rights

rights of detainees

A type of extended prison visit for the legal spouse of an inmate

official in charge of a prison

physical restraint worn by prisoners

separate system

penitentiaries in Italy and France from the 17th century

European Prison Rules

non-binding resolution by Council of Europe

prison violence

violence inflicted onto either another inmate, a prison guard, or self-inflicted