prison system

collocation in English

meaningsofprisonandsystem

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prison
noun
uk
/ˈprɪz.ən/us
/ˈprɪz.ən/
a building where criminals are forced to live as ...
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system
noun
uk
/ˈsɪs.təm/us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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(Definition ofprisonandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The evolution of theprisonsystemwas primarily the consequence of the growth of new philosophies of human conduct.
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One cannot 'understand' aprisonsystemwithout reference to context: one needs local knowledge of history, culture, politics and so on.
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The organization of theprisonsystemwas therefore diverse.
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The lessons from this study of one stateprisonsystemhave implications for penal organisations in many other societies.
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Despite all this, empirical data on theprisonsystemremain remarkably thin.
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Only the notion of retribution left a clear mark on theprisonsystem.
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Most leading legal officials agreed that a more decisive shake-up of theprisonsystemwas necessary.
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Theprisonsystemwas centralized and expanded to accommodate the increasing number of arrests.
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This book collects the views of older women involved in theprisonsystemto try to provide some coherence and focus on a much-neglected and previously under-researched area.
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This means that though courts may wish to abandon theprisonsystemand switch to a system of shaming, they must not be permitted to do so.
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Tax limitations contributed to under-investment in theprisonsystemthat could not keep up with the trend to imprison more individuals for longer periods.
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They tell us what they need, emotionally, psychologically and physically, and what it is like to grow older or to be old in theprisonsystem.
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Requests for transfers in theprisonsystemare not uncommon and there is a normal route by which they are dealt with.
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There are more than 130 prisons, and 150,000 people pass through ourprisonsystemeach year.
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It is easy to criticise theprisonsystem.
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It must deal with the products of ourprisonsystem.
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That may not help in respect of capital crimes, but it will alleviate the pressure on theprisonsystem.
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It is well acknowledged that many of those who end up in theprisonsystemhave had bad educational experiences.
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They are incapable of adaptation to modern conceptions of penology, and they largely frustrate the remedial element which has been developed in ourprisonsystem.
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These figures reflect the competitive prices available under centrally arranged contracts and the economic production within theprisonsystemof items such as vegetables.
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