state prison
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a prison maintained by a state for the confinement of felons.
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State prisonnoun(in the US) a prison where persons convicted of serious crimes are confined
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State prison
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Etymology
Origin of state prison
First recorded in 1715–25
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“They’re unconscionable, and should serve as a turning point in California’s failed state prison system, and the way they handle these types of allegations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
There are approximately 450,000 to 600,000 people returning home from federal and state prison each year, according to Prisonpolicy.org.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
If convicted, Martin faces up to 15 years and 10 months in state prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Under RLUIPA, Justice Neil Gorsuch writes, state prison systems that take federal money must agree not to substantially burden religious exercise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
As the only state prison for women, Tutwiler has no way to meaningfully classify and assign women to appropriate dorms.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
State prison systems across the country are facing a daunting challenge: finding ways to keep people from returning to prison when an estimated 40% end up back behind bars within three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
State prison officials have no limits regarding whom they can transfer to immigration custody, but they do have to give the person written notice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
State prison officials have said they cannot comment on any individual prisoner’s medical record.
From Reuters ● Apr. 9, 2020
State prison systems around the country generally struggle to provide adequate cancer care, according to David Fathi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2020
And if guilty of perjury, the State prison should be their residence.
From Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors by William Gannaway Brownlow
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