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Record 1 1990-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Administration
OBS

The Hole. Prison slang.

OBS

The term "dissociation" includes "punitive dissociation, administrative segregation and protective custody".

French

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  • Administration pénitentiaire
OBS

Le terme «isolement» comprend «l'isolement disciplinaire, l'isolement préventif et l'isolement protecteur».

OBS

Trou. Terme appartenant au jargon pénitentiaire.

Spanish

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