Penology

legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime

thumb|A 19th-century jail room at a Pennsylvania museum A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, or remand center, is a facility where people are imprisoned under the authority of the state, usually as punishment for various crimes. They may also be used to house those awaiting trial (pre-trial detention). Prisons serve two primary functions within the criminal-justice system: holding people charged with crimes while they await trial, and confining those who have pleaded guilty or been convicted to serve out their sentences

thumb|right|Symbolic robed figure of a medieval public executioner at Peter and Paul Fortress, [[Saint Petersburg, Russia]] thumb|right|Photograph (Hand-colouring of photographs|hand-coloured), original dated 1898, of the lord high executioner of the former princely state of Rewah, Central India, with large executioner's sword (Tegha sword) thumb|right|Depiction of a public execution in Brueghel's The Triumph of Death 1562–1563 thumb|right|Stylised depiction of public execution of pirates in Hamburg, Germany, 10 September 1573

imprisonment intended to last for life

A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction. A pardon may be granted before or after conviction for the crime, depending on the laws of the jurisdiction.

thumb|236px|Gustave Doré's image of the exercise yard at [[Newgate Prison (1872)]] A prisoner, also known as an inmate or detainee, is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement or captivity in a prison or physical restraint. The term usually applies to one serving a sentence in prison.

hospital treating serious mental disorders

Penology (also penal theory) is a subfield of criminology that deals with the philosophy and practice of various societies in their attempts to repress criminal activities, and satisfy public opinion via an appropriate treatment regime for persons convicted of criminal offences.

English killer (born 1957)

government policies which attempt to force people to undergo surgical sterilization

strict form of imprisonment

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

penological process to make a person again a functional part of society

special prison section

thumb|The Huntsville Unit of the [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville, Texas, is a prison, a component of a correctional system.]] thumb|Qur'anic education for offenders at the [[Central Jail Faisalabad in Faisalabad, Pakistan]]

military journey undertaken to punish a state

educational activities inside prisons

outfit worn by incarcerated people

theory of justice based on an offender deserving a proportional punishment

use of punishment as a threat to deter people from offending

work of Cesare Beccaria

attribution of the U.S.'s high incarceration rate to profit

process whereby parties or candidates compete to be tougher on crime, leading to penal policies designed to win votes rather than reduce crime or promote justice

substitution of a lesser penalty for that given after a conviction for a crime

phrase describing punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the person subjected to it

organization

rights of detainees

Jewish laws on capital punishment

one of the functions of punishment

type of a vehicle

lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in prison

correctional facility for youth criminals

prison system