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  2. Solitary confinement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Solitary confinement (sometimes euphemistically called protective custody, punitive segregation (PSEG) or room restriction) generally comes in one of two forms: "disciplinary segregation," in which inmates are temporarily placed in solitary confinement as punishment for rule-breaking; and "administrative segregation," in which prisoners deemed ...

  3. Maximum contaminant level - Wikipedia

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    Chart of Regulatory Analysis Processes under the Safe Drinking Water Act. To set a maximum contaminant level for a contaminant, EPA first determines how much of the contaminant may be present with no adverse health effects. This level is called the maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG). MCLGs are non-enforceable public health goals.

  4. Protective custody - Wikipedia

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    Protective custody (PC) is a type of imprisonment (or care) to protect a person from harm, either from outside sources or other prisoners. [1] Many prison administrators believe the level of violence, or the underlying threat of violence within prisons, is a chief factor causing the need for PC units.

  5. Solitary confinement - Wikipedia

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    Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which an incarcerated person lives in a single cell with little or no contact with other people. It is a punitive tool used within the prison system to discipline or separate incarcerated individuals who are considered to be security risks to other incarcerated individuals or prison staff, as well as those who violate facility rules or are ...

  6. Federal Protective Service (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Protective Service (FPS) is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). [2] It is also "the federal agency charged with protecting and delivering integrated law enforcement and security services to facilities owned or leased by the General Services Administration (GSA)"—over 9,000 buildings—and their occupants.

  7. Federal Bureau of Prisons - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building, which houses the main office of the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington, D.C. Organizational chart of the Federal Bureau of Prisons The Federal Bureau of Prisons ( BOP ) is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that is responsible for all federal prisons in the country and provides ...

  8. California State Prison, Corcoran - Wikipedia

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    In protective custody. [32] Scott Dyleski — sentenced to 25 years to life for a murder committed at age 16. [33] [34] Dana Ewell — a convicted triple murderer, he ordered the murders of his family in 1992. Serving three life sentences and has exhausted his appeals. In protective custody. [35] Phillip Garrido — who kidnapped Jaycee Dugard ...

  9. Marine Corps League - Wikipedia

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    The mission of the Marine Corps League is to promote the interest and to preserve traditions of the United States Marine Corps; strengthen the fraternity of Marines and their families; serve Marines, FMF Corpsmen, and FMF Chaplains who wear or who have worn the Eagle, Globe and Anchor; and foster the ideals of Americanism and patriotic volunteerism.