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  2. Prison slang - Wikipedia

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    Translates to the words "boat" or "ship," means "escaping from prison" (an allusion to a lonely ship smoothly sailing in a large sea) Chikopokopo Translates to the word "helicopter," means "tractor" (an allusion to a tractor's noise in a quiet environment) Chibhonda A person who was homeless or living on the streets before they arrived to prison

  3. Prison officer - Wikipedia

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    A turnkey of a Paris prison, 19th century A sort of Russian jail with a prison guard, 1915. Historically, terms such as "jailer" (also spelled "gaoler"), "guard" and "warder" [1] have all been used. The term "prison officer" is used for the role in the UK [2] and Ireland. [3] It is the official English title in Denmark, [4] Finland, [5] Sweden ...

  4. Prison warden - Wikipedia

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    The prison warden supervises all the operations within the prison. Prisons vary in size, with some housing thousands of inmates. They are responsible for the prison's security, the performance of staff of the prison (including prison officers, prison doctors, janitors, cooks and others), the management of its funds, the maintenance of its facilities and the welfare of its inmates.

  5. Corrections - Wikipedia

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    Qur'anic education for offenders at the Central Jail Faisalabad in Faisalabad, Pakistan In criminal justice , particularly in North America , correction , corrections , and correctional , are umbrella terms describing a variety of functions typically carried out by government agencies , and involving the punishment , treatment , and supervision ...

  6. WordNet - Wikipedia

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    ImageNet is an image database organized according to the WordNet hierarchy (currently only the nouns), in which each node of the hierarchy is depicted by millions of images. [58] Currently, it has over 500 images per node on average. BioWordnet, a biomedical extension of wordnet was abandoned due to issues about stability over versions. [59]

  7. Jailhouse lawyer - Wikipedia

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    Jailhouse lawyer is a colloquial term in North American English to refer to an inmate in a jail or other prison who, though usually never having practiced law nor having any formal legal training, informally assists other inmates in legal matters relating to their sentence (e.g. appeal of their sentence, pardons, stays of execution, etc.) or to their conditions in prison.

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  9. Prison - Wikipedia

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    A 19th-century jail room at a Pennsylvania museum. A prison, [a] also known as a jail, [b] gaol, [c] penitentiary, detention center, [d] correction center, correctional facility, remand center, hoosegow, or slammer, is a facility where people are imprisoned under the authority of the state, usually as punishment for various crimes.