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Record 1 2023-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Administration
  • Criminology
CONT

Maximum-security prisons throughout the first half of the 20th century were colloquially known as "big houses." If one were to think of prisons as having lines of descent, one would say that the "big house" was the primary descendant and heir apparent of the penitenciary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration pénitentiaire
  • Criminologie

Spanish

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