state prison
noun
a prison maintained by a state for the confinement of felons.
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State prison
State prisonnoun(in the US) a prison where persons convicted of serious crimes are confined
state prison
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State prison
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Etymology
Origin of state prison
First recorded in 1715–25
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One of the people who campaigned for him was William Arnold, who had spent nearly seven years in state prison before his conviction was dismissed following examination by a Davidson County conviction review unit.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Nguyen could serve up to six years in state prison if convicted on all counts; H.C.T.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
If convicted as charged, Xuan faces a possible maximum sentence of 17 years and four months in state prison, while Zhang faces up to 11 years and eight months.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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
In the state system, less than 3 percent of new court commitments to state prison typically involve people convicted of homicide.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
State prison data is so difficult to access that it’s tough to calculate the country’s three-year recidivism rate.
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 a written heads-up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025
It begins when Brink, whose head injury in a high school football game left him with “sudden acquired savant syndrome,” is summoned to a forbidding New York State prison by its head psychologist, Thessaly Moses.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
State prison officials have said they cannot comment on any individual prisoner’s medical record.
From Reuters ● Apr. 9, 2020
Her aged father has been in a State prison at Havana for some years.
From Cuba Past and Present by Richard Davey
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