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1Penitentiary Act — The Penitentiary Act was a British Act of Parliament passed in 1779 which introduced state prisons for the first time. The Act was drafted by the prison reformer John Howard and the jurist William Blackstone and recommended imprisonment as an… …
2penitentiary — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 US a reformatory prison. 2 an office in the papal court deciding questions of penance, dispensations, etc. adj. 1 of or concerning penance. 2 of or concerning reformatory treatment. 3 US (of an offence) making a culprit… …
3penitentiary — A prison, correctional institution, or other place of confinement where convicted felons are sent to serve out the term of their sentence …
4Louisiana State Penitentiary — For similarly named locales, see Angola (disambiguation). Angola   Unincorporated community   Louisiana State Penitentiary …
5Missouri State Penitentiary — The Missouri State Penitentiary, also known as The Walls , was a prison in Jefferson City, Missouri that operated from 1836 2004. It was a prison of the Missouri Department of Corrections. Before its closure it was named the Jefferson City… …
6Mississippi State Penitentiary — For the song, see Parchman Farm (song). Parchman   Unincorporated community   Mississippi State Penitentiary …
7United States Penitentiary, Atlanta — Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, is a medium security prison for men in Atlanta, Georgia. For many years it has been a notorious part of the U.S. federal prison system. It also has a detention center for pre trial and holdover inmates and a camp for …
8West Virginia State Penitentiary — The penitentiary in 2006 General information Type Prison Architectural style …
9Eastern State Penitentiary — Infobox nrhp | name =Eastern State Penitentiary nrhp type = nhl caption = The exterior of Eastern State Penitentiary location= 21st St. Fairmount Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania locmapin = Pennsylvania area = built =1829 (closed in 1971)… …
10Kingston Penitentiary — (known locally as KP and Kingston Pen) is a maximum security prison located in Kingston, Ontario between King Street West and Lake Ontario.Originally constructed in 1833–1834, and officially opened on June 1, 1835 as the Provincial Penitentiary… …
