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MAISON CENTRALE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- maximum-security prison
1, record 1, English, maximum%2Dsecurity%20prison
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- big house 2, record 1, English, big%20house
United States, jargon
- big house prison 3, record 1, English, big%20house%20prison
United States, jargon
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, English, - maximum%2Dsecurity%20prison
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prison à sécurité maximale
1, record 1, French, prison%20%C3%A0%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20maximale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maison centrale 2, record 1, French, maison%20centrale
feminine noun, France, jargon
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Penal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- New Brunswick Central Reformatory
1, record 2, English, New%20Brunswick%20Central%20Reformatory
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Maison de correction centrale du Nouveau-Brunswick
1, record 2, French, Maison%20de%20correction%20centrale%20du%20Nouveau%2DBrunswick
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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