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noun

a prison maintained by a state for the confinement of felons.

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Origin of state prison

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby state prison

State of the Union address, State of the Union message, state of war, state police, state prayers, state prison, stater, State Registered Nurse, state religion, state rights, stateroom

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How to use state prison in a sentence

The Empire State had previously downplayed deaths, only reporting those in clinical settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, and adult care facilities, and neglecting to report deaths in several other places, including at home or in state prisons.
New NY Guv Quietly Admits Cuomo Admin Fudged the Numbers on COVID|Corbin Bolies|August 25, 2021|The Daily Beast
It needs to be reformatted and California will be reallocating individuals in its state prisons to their last known address in the data.
New Census Data Shows San Diego Grew More Diverse|Maya Srikrishnan|August 13, 2021|Voice of San Diego
In western New York, in the mid-1820s, women were placed in an attic above the kitchen of the new state prison.
Inhumane system of incarceration in U.S. poses special danger to women|Jessica Adler|June 16, 2021|Washington Post
Once Wilson was shipped to state prison, undoing his conviction involved more complex legal filings.
Fairfax seeks to dismiss 400 convictions in cases brought by one officer|Tom Jackman|April 16, 2021|Washington Post

The lack of accounting made it difficult to accurately gauge what has worked and what has not in the decade since offenders were diverted from state prisons to county jails.
California Sent $8 Billion to Counties to Improve Jails and Services But Failed to Track the Money, Says Auditor|by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee|March 26, 2021|ProPublica
Dental leaders barnstormed the state, and cities began to fluoridate.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.
'Babylon' Review: The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops|Melissa Leon|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But on Thursday Boxer triggered a Golden State political earthquake, announcing that she would not seek a fifth term in 2016.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, in Florida, Bush was flooded with questions about whether gay marriage could possibly come to the Sunshine State.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This week, Florida became the 36th state to allow same-sex marriage.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
So he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
If we can free this State of Yankees, we will accomplish more than your armies down south have.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Walls End Castle, when the party broke up, returned to its normal state.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The next morning he came rushing into the office, in a violent state of excitement.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
He could not tell what I meant by secrets of state, where an enemy or some rival nation were not in the case.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift

British Dictionary definitions for state prison

State prison

noun

(in the US) a prison where persons convicted of serious crimes are confined

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