penal institution
Example Sentences
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The country’s largest penal institution, the maximum-security prison in the city of Zenica, is a case in point.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
In the meantime, You will remain incarcerated in Johnson City unless circumstances arise that would require her to be transferred to another penal institution.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2019
Brady’s psychosis became well established, and he served his sentence in a penal institution for the insane until his death in 2016.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2018
Fortunately for you, you are not in a penal institution, even if your lunch mates act as if you are.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2014
The psychiatric annex in connection with the penal institution meets all these requirements better than any arrangement for the care of the insane criminal.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Bernard Glueck
