penal system
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concept
The penal system is the organized set of laws, institutions, and practices a society uses to punish, manage, and attempt to rehabilitate individuals who violate criminal laws.
Aliases (4)
- correctional agency ×1
- correctional system ×1
- mass incarceration ×1
- state prison system ×1
Instances (5)
- New York City Department of Correction ("correctional agency")
- California state prison system ("state prison system")
- Gulag system
- Japanese American internment ("mass incarceration")