carceral
[ kahr-suh-ruhl ]
adjective
of or relating to prison or imprisonment, or to other formal methods of social control: This book is a blueprint for policymakers to reform practices and for concerned citizens to understand our changing carceral landscape.Critics claim that these policies could result in an expanding carceral state.
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