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Prison Type list
List started by
arielb
for the Prison domain
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| x name | x image | x Also Typed With | x Prisons of this type | x article |
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| Prisoner-of-war camp |
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Hanoi Hilton |
A prisoner-of-war camp is a site for the containment of enemy combatants captured by the enemy in time of war, and is similar to an internment camp which is used for civilian populations. A prisoner of war is generally a soldier, sailor, or airman...
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| Son Tay prison camp | ||||
| Andersonville prison | ||||
| Johnson's Island | ||||
| Elmira Prison | ||||
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| Minimum Security | Alderson Federal Prison Camp | |||
| Coffee Creek Correctional Facility | ||||
| Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island | ||||
| Folsom State Prison | ||||
| Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury | ||||
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| Female | Gender | Alderson Federal Prison Camp |
Female (♀) is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces ova (egg cells). The ova are defined as the larger gamete in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced...
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| Character Gender | Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women | |||
| Gender identity | Massachusetts Correctional Institution - Framingham | |||
| Unit of Population Number | Nebraska Correctional Center for Women | |||
| hint | Coffee Creek Correctional Facility | |||
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| Maximum Security | Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women | |||
| Utah State Prison | ||||
| İmralı | ||||
| Auburn Prison | ||||
| Qincheng Prison | ||||
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| Medium Security | Massachusetts Correctional Institution - Framingham | |||
| Coffee Creek Correctional Facility | ||||
| Utah State Prison | ||||
| Folsom State Prison | ||||
| Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield | ||||
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| Supermax |
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Alcatraz Island |
Supermax is the name used to describe "control-unit" prison, or units within prisons, which represent the most secure levels of custody in some countries' prison systems.
An early form of supermax-style prison unit appeared in Australia in 1975,...
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| Sing Sing | ||||
| Tamms Correctional Center | ||||
| ADX Florence | ||||
| Florida State Prison | ||||
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| Youth detention center |
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Alice Springs Correctional Centre |
A youth detention center, also known as juvenile hall, is a prison for people from the age of responsibility, which varies by jurisdiction, to the age of majority, which also varies by jurisdiction. An offender residing in a center is colloquially...
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| Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility | ||||
| JPC de Sprengen | ||||
| Military prison |
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United States Disciplinary Barracks |
A military prison is a prison operated by the military. Military prisons are used variously to house prisoners of war, enemy combatants, those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by military or civilian authorities, and members of the...
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| Marine Corps Brig, Quantico | ||||
| Marine Corps Brig, Camp Lejeune | ||||
| Marine Corps Brig, Camp Pendleton | ||||
| Portsmouth Naval Prison | ||||
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| Israeli military prison | Prison Six |
Like any military prison, the Israeli version is a prison for guarding soldiers who committed crimes during their service. It is estimated that 15,000-18,000 Israeli soldiers (not to be confused with Palestinian detainees) go through an Israeli...
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| Prison Four | ||||
| Stalag |
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Stalag III-A |
In Germany, Stalag was a term used for prisoner-of-war camp. Stalag is an abbreviation for "Stammlager", itself a short form of the full name "Mannschaftsstamm und -straflager".
According to the Third Geneva Convention of 1929 and its predecessor,...
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| Stalag Luft III | ||||
| Stalag II-A | ||||
| Stalag II-B | ||||
| Stalag II-D | ||||
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| Oflag | Oflag XXI-C |
An Oflag (from ) was a prisoner of war camp for officer only, established by the German Army in both World War I and World War II in accordance with the requirements of the Third Geneva Convention, Chapter VII Article 44.
In accordance with Article...
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| Oflag VI-B | ||||
| Oflag IV-C | ||||
| Oflag VII-A Murnau | ||||
| OFLAG XIII-B | ||||
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| Marlag | Marlag und Milag Nord |
These were Navy personnel POW camps.
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| Club Fed | Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury |
In North American English, Club Fed is a term that describes a prison whose accommodations are less severe than many other prisons. The term is a pun on the "Club Med", chain of all-inclusive resort.
The term often implies a minimum-security or low...
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| Low Security | Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury | |||
| Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana | ||||
| Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop | ||||
| Butner Federal Correctional Institution | ||||
| Federal Correctional Complex, Coleman | ||||
