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  • 11Idaho Maximum Security Institution — (IMSI) is a high security state prison near Boise, Idaho, USA. It opened in November 1989 to confine Idaho s most violent offenders.The compound is located within a double perimeter fence reinforced with razor wire, an electronic detection system …

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  • 12Riverbend Maximum Security Institution — opened in 1989 and replaced its 100 year old neighbor, the Tennessee State Penitentiary. Even today, it s billed as one of the state s most high tech facilities. RMSI, which is made up by 20 different buildings, sits on convert|132|acre|km2… …

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  • 13Prison rape (United States) — Prison rape commonly refers to the rape of inmates in prison by other inmates or prison staff. According to Human Rights Watch, at least 140,000 inmates are raped each year, [cite web url = http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/prison/report.html title …

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  • 14security — [si kyoor′ə tē] n. pl. securities [ME securite < L securitas < securus: see SECURE] 1. the state of being or feeling secure; freedom from fear, anxiety, danger, doubt, etc.; state or sense of safety or certainty 2. something that gives or… …

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  • 15Prison — Criminal justice portal Jail and Gaol redirect here. For other uses, see Jail (disambiguation). For other uses, see Prison (disambiguation). A prison (from Old French prisoun) …

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  • 16Prison escape — A prison escape or prison break is where a prisoner leaves their prison through unofficial or illegal ways, while an effort is made to recapture them by their original detainers. Fact|date=March 2008Legal DefinitionsThe terms jailbreak and prison …

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  • 17prison — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ local ▪ federal ▪ overcrowded ▪ high security (esp. BrE), maximum security (esp. AmE), supermax (AmE) …

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  • 18Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 — The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) is the first United States federal law passed dealing with the sexual assault of prisoners. The bill was signed into law on September 4, 2003.BackgroundPublic awareness of the phenomenon of prison… …

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  • 19Prison riot — A prison riot is a type of incident that occurs in the prison environment. It usually refers to a temporary event that is not a routine part of the everyday operation of the prison that involves an act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group …

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  • 20security — se|cu|ri|ty W1 [sıˈkjuərıti US ˈkjur ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(protection from danger)¦ 2¦(protection from bad situations)¦ 3¦(guards)¦ 4¦(borrowing money)¦ 5 securities ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PROTECTION FROM DANGER)¦[U] things that are done to keep a person,… …

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