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  • 1Solitary confinement — For other uses, see Solitary confinement (disambiguation). Solitary confinement is a special form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is isolated from any human contact, though often with the exception of members of prison staff. It is sometimes… …

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  • 2Prison — 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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  • 3Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …

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  • 4Louisiana State Penitentiary — For similarly named locales, see Angola (disambiguation). Angola   Unincorporated community   Louisiana State Penitentiary …

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  • 5Human rights in the United States — In 1776, Thomas Jefferson proposed a philosophy of human rights inherent to all people in the Declaration of Independence, asserting that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that… …

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  • 6literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 7Eastern 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)… …

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  • 8performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 9Nick Hogan — Nick Bollea Born July 27, 1990 (1990 07 27) (age 21) Clearwater, Florida, USA Nicholas Allan Bollea (born July 27, 1990), also known as Nick Hogan, is an American reality personality actor, best known as the son of semi retired professional… …

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  • 10Inquisition — • By this term is usually meant a special ecclesiastical institutional for combating or suppressing heresy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Inquisition     Inquisition      …

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