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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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
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
“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
I don’t know if he’s in a federal prison or a state prison.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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 records show Ortega-Anguiano is eligible for parole in July and currently housed at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 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
"There would seem to be a turbulent meeting yonder before the State prison," he answered.
From No Surrender by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
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