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Non-Medical Public and Private Facilities > Correctional Facilities > Jails

Preferred term

Jails  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody in a place under the jurisdiction of a local government such as a city or county for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of misdemeanor crimes.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Detention Centers
  • Gaols

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SMRVD6N3-H

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