state prison
noun
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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A Los Angeles County man will soon be freed from state prison where he spent 12 years after being wrongfully convicted of shooting two men in Lynwood in 2013, prosecutors said Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 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 a 6-3 decision, the justices said federal law protecting religious liberty allows for suits against state prison systems, but not employees of the prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 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
It turns out Mama was in the women’s state prison and Dusty was in another jail in Florida.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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 written notice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
State prison populations have fallen by 15 percent since the pandemic began, according to the Prison Policy Initiative, but not because inmates are being released to home confinement.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2021
State prison officials have said they cannot comment on any individual prisoner’s medical record.
From Reuters ● Apr. 9, 2020
I would rather be a convict in a State prison, a slave in a rice-swamp, than to pass through life under the harrow of debt.
From Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Sarah K. Bolton
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