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• n  a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
• n  a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

• Record numbers of mothers and pregnant women are filling our prisons.
• The prisons of Los Teques house inmates busted running drugs through Venezuela.
• I was among 31 murderers sent to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1962 to be executed or imprisoned for life.

• prison house

News & Articles

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• Prison Library at Guantánamo
  For Guantánamo detainees, the prison library offers a rare means of escape.
  June 11, 2013 - New York Times
• Prison guards to vote on representation
  Prison guards in Wisconsin begin voting later this month on who will represent them on workplace issues.
  June 10, 2013 - FOX 11 Green Bay
• Prison guards vote on union representation
  Prison guards in Wisconsin begin voting later this month on who will represent them on collective bargaining and workplace issues.
  June 10, 2013 - WKBT La Crosse

Quotes

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• Vladimir Putin in The Associated Press
  I understand that back home police are putting people in prison,Putin said, drawing a laugh from Clinton. "That's their job. I'm counting on the fact that the positive trend seen in the relationship will not be harmed by these events."
• Arthur Blank in China Daily
  Michael Vick's federal prison sentencing today is another step in his legal journey,Falcons owner Arthur Blank said in a statement. "This is a difficult day for Michael's family and for a lot of us, including many of our players and fans...
• President Bush in Voice of America
  They're the ones put in prison because of their beliefs. They're the ones who have been denied their right to live in a free society,Mr. Bush said.