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Also known as jail, gaol, penitentiary, pokey, slammer

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

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A prison is a facility where the state confines people, either those awaiting trial or those convicted and sentenced for crimes. Prisons matter because they serve as a central part of the criminal-justice system by holding people accused of crimes before trial and by carrying out sentences for those found guilty.

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Prison mental health in South-East Asia: A narrative review.ReviewBrain and behavior · 2024Arafat SMY, Kar SK, Abhayanayake C et al.DOI: 10.1002/brb3.70004
The role and effectiveness of occupational therapy in prison rehabilitation programs: systematic review.International journal of prison health · 2024Berardi A, Galeoto G, Simeon R et al.DOI: 10.1108/IJOPH-07-2023-0038
Methylphenidate for prison inmates with ADHD: yes or no?The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2023Cortese SDOI: 10.1192/bjp.2022.139
The impact of dementia in the prison setting: A systematic review.Dementia (London, England) · 2020Brooke J, Diaz-Gil A, Jackson DDOI: 10.1177/1471301218801715
Prevalence of COVID-19 in prison population: a meta-analysis of 35 studies.ReviewInternational journal of prison health · 2024SeyedAlinaghi S, Yarmohammadi S, Farahani Rad F et al.DOI: 10.1108/IJOPH-01-2024-0005
Prison health care: a review of the literature.ReviewInternational journal of nursing studies · 2004Watson R, Stimpson A, Hostick TDOI: 10.1016/s0020-7489(03)00128-7
Substance Use and Recidivism Outcomes for Prison-Based Drug and Alcohol Interventions.Epidemiologic reviews · 2018de Andrade D, Ritchie J, Rowlands M et al.DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxy004
The association between health and prison overcrowding, a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Aon M, Oberconz S, Brasholt MDOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23340-9

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Subclass of: institution
Part of: human settlement
Named after: Tyr
Image: Areszt śledczy w Zabrzu.jpg
Has use: imprisonment

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described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
OpenStreetMap tag: amenity=prison
Commons category: Prisons
topic's main category: Category:Prisons
equivalent class: dbpedia.org/ontology/Prison
exact match: wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/103952595-n
topic has template: Template:Infobox prison
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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