Legal Definition and Related Resources of Penal Institution

A place maintained by public authority for the detention of those confined under legal process , whether criminal or civil . A prison .

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Translation of Penal institution

• Spanish: Establecimiento penitenciario
• French: établissement pénitentiaire
• German: Justizvollzugsanstalt
• Italian: Stabilimento penitenziario
• Portuguese: Estabelecimento prisional
• Polish: Zakład karny

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See also

• Juvenile delinquency

• Youth detention centre
• Juvenile delinquency