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Correctional Facilities

Places for the confinement of persons in lawful detention, including both persons awaiting trial under local jurisdiction and those persons convicted of crimes.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Places for the confinement of persons in lawful detention, including both persons awaiting trial under local jurisdiction and those persons convicted of crimes.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Correctional Institutions
  • Penal Institutions
  • Correctional Facility
  • Correctional Institution
  • Facilities, Correctional
  • Facility, Correctional
  • Institution, Correctional
  • Institution, Penal
  • Institutions, Correctional
  • Institutions, Penal
  • Penal Institution

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

specify geographic location if pertinent

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History Note

2021

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  1. J03.220

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Correctional Facilities. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000081682. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000081682
  2. Correctional Facilities. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114713775