penitentiary
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At least 30 prisoners were released Monday from the Rodeo I penitentiary east of Caracas to scenes of joy from waiting relatives.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Early last year, prison officials transferred Hernández out of the federal detention center in Brooklyn, which largely holds pretrial detainees, and sent him to the high-security Hazelton penitentiary in West Virginia.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026
Combs is currently incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dixon, a New Jersey low-security federal penitentiary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
"Georgian authorities put human-centered approach at the heart of the penitentiary reform to ensure the healthy management of prison system," it said in a statement.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
“And you help, too,” she said to the state penitentiary crowd.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
They are now serving life terms at federal penitentiaries at Victorville and Atwater, Calif.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
Still, Mr Ramey said the low pay is more than a California prisoner would otherwise earn performing jobs in the state penitentiaries.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
Time served for the state convictions will run at the same time as the federal sentences, and the men will serve their time in federal penitentiaries.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
According to the Prison Policy Initiative, more than 1 million people are held in state penitentiaries, of which 71% will be re-arrested within three to five years after committing additional offenses.
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2023
That has been true since penitentiaries first opened in America.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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