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• a  of or relating to punishment
  penal reform
  penal code
• s  serving as or designed to impose punishment
  penal servitude
• s  subject to punishment by law
  a penal offense

• But former prisoners in Pyongyang's horrific penal system speculate that the pair may not have to endure the grimmest conditions, which very few have emerged to talk about.
• Yet the country's penal institutions add up to a national disgrace.
• Denmark, Italy and Mexico are all about to adopt new penal codes.

• punishable

News & Articles

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• Hell's House: Kino Classics Remastered Edition (Blu-ray)
  Highly Recommended A most welcome Blu-ray release, Hell's House (1932) is an obscure, pre-Code film likened to similar penal system expos s that immediately followed it, notably I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932) The Mayor of Hell (1933). However, Hell's House was produced independently, outside the studio system, and released on a spotty, states-rights basis. It eventually fell into the ...
  June 13, 2013 - DVD Talk
• Golden Valley divided
  Author(s):  Mark Smith Board trustee under fire A Golden Valley Unified School District trustee’s actions, alleged to be in violation of several California educational and penal codes, have been taken to the Madera County Grand Jury for possible investigation. Detractors of trustee Kathleen Crumpton — one of whom filed the complaint — say that her constant visits to school sites is a disruptive ...
  June 13, 2013 - Madera Tribune
• Flikshop App Bridges the Gap for Families Affected by New “Postcard Only” Regulations in Jails
  Recently, an increasing number of penal systems across the nation have adopted a “postcards-only” policy in regards to inmate mail. Flikshop, the mobile app that allows families to send personalized postcards to their incarcerated loved ones, is bridging the gap for those affected by the policy shift. (PRWeb June 12, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6 ...
  June 12, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• Lori Berenson in The Associated Press
  I assume my penal responsibility for the crime of terrorist collaboration,Berenson wrote in the letter. "At the same time, I would like to express that I regret greatly the harm that I may have caused Peruvian society and I ask forgiveness...
• Philip Ruddock in International Herald Tribune
  We are of the view that he's free - once he has concluded his penal servitude - to speak as he wishes, but not to profit,Ruddock told Australian Broadcasting Corp. Sunday.
• Condoleezza Rice in United Press International
  Every link in what we call the chain of security must be intact and unbreakable,Rice said at the conference. "To feel invested in a future state, Palestinians must have confidence that their police, courts and penal system are dedicated to...