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INCARCERATION CONDITIONS [3 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
- confinement conditions
1, record 1, English, confinement%20conditions
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- conditions of confinement 2, record 1, English, conditions%20of%20confinement
correct, plural
- imprisonment conditions 3, record 1, English, imprisonment%20conditions
correct, plural
- conditions of imprisonment 4, record 1, English, conditions%20of%20imprisonment
correct, plural
- incarceration conditions 5, record 1, English, incarceration%20conditions
correct, plural
- conditions of incarceration 6, record 1, English, conditions%20of%20incarceration
correct, plural
- living conditions 7, record 1, English, living%20conditions
correct, see observation, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - confinement%20conditions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
living conditions: designation used in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act. 8, record 1, English, - confinement%20conditions
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conditions d'incarcération
1, record 1, French, conditions%20d%27incarc%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conditions de détention 2, record 1, French, conditions%20de%20d%C3%A9tention
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
- Penal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- criminal sentence
1, record 2, English, criminal%20sentence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A criminal sentence refers to the formal legal consequences associated with a conviction. Types of sentences include probation, fines, short-term incarceration, suspended sentences, which only take effect if the convict fails to meet certain conditions, payment of restitution to the victim, community service, or drug and alcohol rehabilitation for minor crimes. 2, record 2, English, - criminal%20sentence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Peines
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sanction pénale
1, record 2, French, sanction%20p%C3%A9nale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sentence pénale 2, record 2, French, sentence%20p%C3%A9nale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est important de ne pas confondre les termes «peine criminelle» et «sanction pénale». Peine criminelle fait référence à une décision rendue dans le cadre d'une poursuite criminelle, alors que la sanction pénale peut faire référence soit au paiement d'une somme d'argent, soit à une peine d'emprisonnement. 3, record 2, French, - sanction%20p%C3%A9nale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-12-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- National Prison Project
1, record 3, English, National%20Prison%20Project
correct, United States
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- NPP 2, record 3, English, NPP
correct, United States
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Project of the American Civil Liberties Union established to provide litigation and educational programs aimed at improving prison conditions and developing alternatives to incarceration. Engages in prisoners’ rights litigation. Maintains library. Formed By Merger Of :(1972) Penal Reform Institute and ACLU Prisoners’ Rights Project. 1, record 3, English, - National%20Prison%20Project
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Penal Reform Institute
- ACLU Prisoners’ Rights Project
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- National Prison Project
1, record 3, French, National%20Prison%20Project
correct, United States
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- NPP 2, record 3, French, NPP
correct, United States
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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