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IMPRISONMENT CONDITIONS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- parole
1, record 1, English, parole
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The conditional release of a person convicted of a crime prior to the expiration of that person's term of imprisonment, subject to both the supervision of the correctional authorities during the remainder of the term and a resumption of the imprisonment upon violation of the conditions imposed. 2, record 1, English, - parole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Used in a phrase, the term "parole" can be translated as 1) "libération conditionnelle" when it denotes the act or decision which allows an inmate to be released, or as 2) "liberté conditionnelle", when it denotes the state or status of the inmate following his release. 3, record 1, English, - parole
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- libération conditionnelle
1, record 1, French, lib%C3%A9ration%20conditionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Libération conditionnelle totale ou semi-liberté. 2, record 1, French, - lib%C3%A9ration%20conditionnelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Employé dans une locution, le terme «parole» peut se rendre par 1) «libération conditionnelle» lorsqu'on veut désigner l'acte ou la décision qui permet au détenu d'être libéré, ou par 2) «liberté conditionnelle» lorsqu'on veut désigner l'état ou le statut du détenu suivant sa libération. 2, record 1, French, - lib%C3%A9ration%20conditionnelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Administración penitenciaria
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- libertad condicional
1, record 1, Spanish, libertad%20condicional
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Beneficio que se concede judicialmente a los condenados después que han cumplido determinada parte de su condena y observado buena conducta [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - libertad%20condicional
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
libertad condicional: Constituye un dislate [...] confundir esta institución con la libertad provisional (pre-trial release) o con la condena condicional (suspended sentence). 2, record 1, Spanish, - libertad%20condicional
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
libertad condicional: Expresión, definición y observación reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 1, Spanish, - libertad%20condicional
Record 2 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- day parole
1, record 2, English, day%20parole
correct, federal act
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The authority granted to an offender by the NPB [National Parole Board] or a provincial parole board to be at large during the offender's term of imprisonment in order to prepare the offender for full parole or statutory release, the conditions of which require the offender to return to a penitentiary, a community-based residential facility or a provincial correctional facility each night, unless otherwise authorized in writing. 2, record 2, English, - day%20parole
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
day parole: term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001. 3, record 2, English, - day%20parole
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- semi-liberté
1, record 2, French, semi%2Dlibert%C3%A9
correct, federal act, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- libération conditionnelle de jour 2, record 2, French, lib%C3%A9ration%20conditionnelle%20de%20jour
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Régime de libération conditionnelle limitée accordé pendant la période d'emprisonnement d'un délinquant sous l'autorité de la CNLC [Commission nationale des libérations conditionnelles] ou d'une commission provinciale en vue de le préparer à la libération conditionnelle totale ou à la libération d'office et dans le cadre duquel le délinquant réintègre chaque soir l'établissement résidentiel communautaire, le pénitencier ou l'établissement correctionnel provincial, à moins d'autorisation écrite contraire. 3, record 2, French, - semi%2Dlibert%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
libération conditionnelle de jour : terme employé avant l'entrée en vigueur des Lois révisées de 1985. 4, record 2, French, - semi%2Dlibert%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
semi-liberté : terme tiré de la Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2001. 5, record 2, French, - semi%2Dlibert%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Administración penitenciaria
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- semilibertad
1, record 2, Spanish, semilibertad
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la concesión de un determinado beneficio penitenciario, como la libertad condicional o la semilibertad a favor de un interno está condicionada a una evaluación judicial previa, consistente en analizar que el tratamiento penal brindado al condenado durante la ejecución de la pena permita prever que éste está apto para ser reincorporado a la sociedad, precisamente por haber dado muestras, evidentes y razonables, de haberse reeducado y rehabilitado. 1, record 2, Spanish, - semilibertad
Record 3 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- confinement conditions
1, record 3, English, confinement%20conditions
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- conditions of confinement 2, record 3, English, conditions%20of%20confinement
correct, plural
- imprisonment conditions 3, record 3, English, imprisonment%20conditions
correct, plural
- conditions of imprisonment 4, record 3, English, conditions%20of%20imprisonment
correct, plural
- incarceration conditions 5, record 3, English, incarceration%20conditions
correct, plural
- conditions of incarceration 6, record 3, English, conditions%20of%20incarceration
correct, plural
- living conditions 7, record 3, English, living%20conditions
correct, see observation, plural
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Confinement conditions may include extended periods of no human contact, inadequate food, infrequent access to showers, lack of access to the outdoors, and sometimes a total lack of stimuli. 1, record 3, English, - confinement%20conditions
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
living conditions: designation used in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act. 8, record 3, English, - confinement%20conditions
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- conditions d'incarcération
1, record 3, French, conditions%20d%27incarc%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- conditions de détention 2, record 3, French, conditions%20de%20d%C3%A9tention
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- day parole eligibility date 1, record 4, English, day%20parole%20eligibility%20date
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... "day parole" means the authority granted to an offender by the Board or a provincial parole board to be at large during the offender's term of imprisonment in order to prepare the offender for full parole or statutory release, the conditions of which require the offender to return to a penitentiary, a community-based residential facility or a provincial correctional facility each night, unless otherwise authorized in writing....(Corrections and Conditional Release Act, adopted on May fourteen, 1992). 2, record 4, English, - day%20parole%20eligibility%20date
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- date d'admissibilité à la semi-liberté
1, record 4, French, date%20d%27admissibilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20la%20semi%2Dlibert%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- date d'admissibilité à la libération conditionnelle de jour 2, record 4, French, date%20d%27admissibilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20la%20lib%C3%A9ration%20conditionnelle%20de%20jour
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«semi-liberté» : Régime de libération conditionnelle limitée accordé pendant la période d'emprisonnement d'un délinquant sous l'autorité de la Commission ou d'une commission provinciale en vue de le préparer à la libération conditionnelle totale ou à la libération d'office et dans le cadre duquel le délinquant réintègre l'établissement résidentiel communautaire, le pénitencier ou l'établissement correctionnel provincial chaque soir, à moins d'autorisation écrite contraire. (Loi sur le système correctionnel et la mise en liberté sous condition, adoptée le 14 mai 1992). 1, record 4, French, - date%20d%27admissibilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20la%20semi%2Dlibert%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Administración penitenciaria
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- fecha de admisibilidad a la semilibertad
1, record 4, Spanish, fecha%20de%20admisibilidad%20a%20la%20semilibertad
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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