Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Prisons

Penal institutions, or places of long-term confinement for prisoners.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Penal institutions, or places of long-term confinement for prisoners.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Penitentiaries
  • Penitentiary
  • Prison

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

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

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specify geographic location if pertinent

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  1. I01w.880w.604.501w.500w
  2. J03.220.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Prisons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011330. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011330
  2. Prisons. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison
  3. Prisons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40357