PRISONS
\pɹˈɪzənz], \pɹˈɪzənz], \p_ɹ_ˈɪ_z_ə_n_z]\
Definitions of PRISONS
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Penal institutions, or places of confinement for war prisoners.
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The prisons of the United States down to the year 1786, and in most States later, shared the evil arrangements common in the prisons of Europe. (For an instance, see Simsbury.) In 1786 the first penitentiary was established, that of Philadelphia, and before long the Pennsylvania system became famous as the best in the world.
By John Franklin Jameson
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