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  2. Prison uniform - Wikipedia

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    A prison uniform is a set of standardized clothing worn by prisoners. It usually includes visually distinct clothes worn to indicate the wearer is a prisoner, in clear distinction from civil clothing. Prison uniforms are intended to make prisoners instantly identifiable, limit risks through concealed objects and prevent injuries through ...

  3. History of United States prison systems - Wikipedia

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    It was the population boom in the eastern states that led to the reformation of the prison system in the U.S. [6] According to the Oxford History of the Prison, in order to function prisons "keep prisoners in custody, maintain order, control discipline and a safe environment, provide decent conditions for prisoners and meet their needs ...

  4. Boilersuit - Wikipedia

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    A prison coverall. Coveralls are also sometimes used as prison uniforms in the U.S and other countries. A police coverall. Police tactical units often use boilersuits as a uniform, for instance the French police unit Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité, and the Austrian units EKO Cobra and WEGA.

  5. The prison that helped build 'the city at the end of the world'

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    But Ushuaia's history as a city and a prison poses an uneasy question. ... reforms that created labor-oriented rural prisons throughout Argentina in order to support the development of ...

  6. Penal labour - Wikipedia

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    Prison work was temporarily prohibited during the French Revolution of 1848. Prison labour then specialised in the production of goods sold to government departments (and directly to prisons, for example guards' uniforms), or in small low-skilled manual labour (mainly subcontracting to small local industries). [25]

  7. Auburn system - Wikipedia

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    An 1855 engraving of New York's Sing Sing Penitentiary, which also followed the Auburn System. The Auburn system (also known as the New York system and Congregate system) is a penal method of the 19th century in which prisoners worked during the day in groups and were kept in solitary confinement at night, with enforced silence at all times.

  8. Guantanamo Bay detainee uniforms - Wikipedia

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    "Non-compliant" captives wearing orange uniforms held in Guantanamo's Camp X-Ray in 2002. Detainees held at the US-run Guantanamo Bay detention camp are typically issued one of two uniforms, either a white jumpsuit if the prisoner has been labeled "compliant", or an orange jumpsuit if the detainee has been labeled "non-compliant".

  9. The evolution of NFL cheerleader uniforms over the decades

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    These spirited women have been cheering since the sport's beginning - just not their uniforms. The past years have seen an evolution of cheerleader uniforms. Take the NFL's first cheerleading ...