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Prison rape in the United States — Prison rape commonly refers to the rape of inmates in prison by other inmates or prison staff. In 2001, Human Rights Watch estimated that at least 140,000 inmates had been raped while incarcerated. [1] and there is a significant variation in the… … Wikipedia
Prison rape (United States) — Prison rape commonly refers to the rape of inmates in prison by other inmates or prison staff. According to Human Rights Watch, at least 140,000 inmates are raped each year, [cite web url = http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/prison/report.html title … Wikipedia
Prison Break — This article is about a television series. For the act of escaping prison, see prison escape. For the 1938 film, see Prison Break (1938 film). Prison Break Genre Serial drama Action Crime Thriller … Wikipedia
prison — pris|on W2S2 [ˈprızən] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin prehensio act of seizing , from prehendere; PREHENSILE] 1.) [U and C] a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime, or while they are waiting to go to court… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prison — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ local ▪ federal ▪ overcrowded ▪ high security (esp. BrE), maximum security (esp. AmE), supermax (AmE) … Collocations dictionary
prison — prisonlike, adj. /priz euhn/, n. 1. a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc. 2. See state prison. 3. any place of confinement or involuntary restraint. 4. imprisonment. [bef.… … Universalium
Prison population of England and Wales — There are 139 prisons in England and Wales, with 19 built since 1995. Seven prisons are private: built under the Private Finance Initiative, they are termed DCMF prisons (privately Designed, Constructed, Managed and Financed) and revert to the… … Wikipedia
prison — / prIzFn/ noun 1 (C, U) a large building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime, or while waiting to go to court for their trial 1 (1): a maximum security prison | Forbes will be released from prison next week. | in prison (=being kept … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prison */*/*/ — UK [ˈprɪz(ə)n] / US noun Word forms prison : singular prison plural prisons [countable/uncountable] an institution where people are kept as punishment for committing a crime. The people who stay in prison are called prisoners in prison: He s… … English dictionary
prison — pris|on [ prızn ] noun *** count or uncount an institution where people are kept as punishment for committing a crime. A large prison is called a penitentiary and the people who are kept there are called prisoners: send someone to prison: He was… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
