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Record 1 2001-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Administration
CONT

In Canada, there are three types of institutions in which offenders may be imprisoned: reformatories, common jails, and penitentiaries. If an offender is sentenced to a term of less than two years, he or she may be committed to a provincial or local jail or to a reformatory.

OBS

Terms used in the Prisons and Reformatories Act. Do not confuse with "training school".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration pénitentiaire
OBS

Terme employé dans la Loi sur les prisons et les maisons de correction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración penitenciaria
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