penitentiary

A prison compound in Indonesia has been demolished after public outcry following the discovery of luxury apartments within the penitentiary.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

A month after prosecutors filed the rape charges, Mr. Carroll was transferred to Salinas Valley State Prison, a men’s penitentiary, where he is still confined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The government opened the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz in 1934, hoping to use the remote island to house particularly difficult prisoners, according to the National Park Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

Alcatraz, which opened as a federal penitentiary in 1934, was once considered among the most secure prisons in the United States due to its isolated island location and the strong currents surrounding it.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

Since being caught, he’d been locked up at the state penitentiary, a blight on the bureau best unseen.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Organisations lobbying for prisoners' rights have long denounced the poor conditions at many of Venezuela's penitentiaries.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

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

A Mexican national, Madrigal served a 77-month sentence for illegally reentering the country at federal penitentiaries in Victorville and Leavenworth, Kan., law enforcement records show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2023

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