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penitentiaries
A priest whose special function is the administration of the sacrament of penance in a particular church or diocese.
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houses-of-correction
An institution dedicated to the management and rehabilitation of persons perceived to be at risk of becoming criminals.
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schools (related)
A division of an educational institution constituting several grades or classes:
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jails (related)
A confinement facility whose inmates are individuals awaiting trial or convicted of lesser offenses.
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  • Of these, 31,219 were in lockups, 25,145 in penal establishments, 1837 minors in government, and 4547 in private reformatories, and 307!

  • The London County Council maintains a number of industrial schools and reformatories, both in London and in the country, for children who have shown or are likely to be misled into a ii phaa- tendency towards lawlessness.

  • Prisons, Poor Law, Charities, &c. - Penal institutions for sane adults, except reformatories for women, are under the general supervision of a state commission of prisons; hospitals for the insane are under the general supervision of a state commission in lunacy; and all other charitable and penal institutions, maintained wholly or in part by the state, or by any county, city or town within the state, are under the general supervision of a state board of charities.

  • The state prisons are under a superintendent of state prisons, appointed by the governor, with the consent of the Senate, for five years; and the state reformatories are managed by a board of seven managers similarly appointed for seven years.

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