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PENITENCIARIA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Penal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Correctional Service Canada
1, record 1, English, Correctional%20Service%20Canada
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CSC 2, record 1, English, CSC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Correctional Service of Canada 3, record 1, English, Correctional%20Service%20of%20Canada
correct
- CSC 4, record 1, English, CSC
correct
- CSC 4, record 1, English, CSC
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community. 5, record 1, English, - Correctional%20Service%20Canada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Correctional Service Canada was established in 1977 through a merger of the former Canadian Penitentiary Service and the National Parole Service. 6, record 1, English, - Correctional%20Service%20Canada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Correctional Service of Canada: legal title; Correctional Service Canada: applied title for the purpose of the Federal Identity Program. 7, record 1, English, - Correctional%20Service%20Canada
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Service correctionnel Canada
1, record 1, French, Service%20correctionnel%20Canada
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SCC 2, record 1, French, SCC
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Service correctionnel du Canada 3, record 1, French, Service%20correctionnel%20du%20Canada
correct, masculine noun
- SCC 4, record 1, French, SCC
correct, masculine noun
- SCC 4, record 1, French, SCC
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Service correctionnel Canada (SCC) est responsable de la gestion des établissements de divers niveaux de sécurité et de la surveillance des délinquants en libération conditionnelle dans la collectivité. 5, record 1, French, - Service%20correctionnel%20Canada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le Service correctionnel du Canada a été formé en 1977, par la fusion de l'ancien Service canadien des pénitenciers et du Service national de libération conditionnelle. 6, record 1, French, - Service%20correctionnel%20Canada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Service correctionnel du Canada : titre légal; Service correctionnel Canada : titre d'usage aux fins du Programme de coordination de l'image de marque. 7, record 1, French, - Service%20correctionnel%20Canada
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos y comités federales (canadienses)
- Administración penitenciaria
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Servicio Correccional de Canadá
1, record 1, Spanish, Servicio%20Correccional%20de%20Canad%C3%A1
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- penitentiary
1, record 2, English, penitentiary
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- penal institution 2, record 2, English, penal%20institution
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
7.(1) Subject to subsection (3), the Commissioner may, by order, declare any prison as defined in the Prisons and Reformatories Act, or any hospital, to be a penitentiary in respect of any person or class of persons. 3, record 2, English, - penitentiary
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Type of institution in the Canadian penitentiary system. 4, record 2, English, - penitentiary
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pénitencier
1, record 2, French, p%C3%A9nitencier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- établissement pénitentiaire 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9tablissement%20p%C3%A9nitentiaire
correct, masculine noun
- établissement carcéral 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9tablissement%20carc%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
7.(1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (3), le commissaire peut, par ordre, en ce qui concerne certaines personnes ou catégories de personnes, constituer en pénitencier telle prison au sens de la Loi sur les prisons et maisons de correction, ou tel hôpital. 3, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9nitencier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Type d'établissement dans le régime pénitentiaire canadien. 4, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9nitencier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Administración penitenciaria
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- penitenciaría
1, record 2, Spanish, penitenciar%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- establecimiento penitenciario 2, record 2, Spanish, establecimiento%20penitenciario
correct, masculine noun
- penal 3, record 2, Spanish, penal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lugar de cumplimiento de la pena privativa de libertad. 4, record 2, Spanish, - penitenciar%C3%ADa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] los establecimientos penitenciarios contarán con espacios para el trabajo, el estudio, el deporte y la recreación, funcionarán bajo la dirección de penitenciaristas profesionales con credenciales académicas universitarias, y se regirán por una administración descentralizada, a cargo de los gobiernos estaduales o municipales, pudiendo ser sometidos a modalidades de privatización. 5, record 2, Spanish, - penitenciar%C3%ADa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Son cárceles los establecimientos de detención preventiva, previstos exclusivamente para retención y vigilancia de sindicados. […] En caso de condena por delito doloso el infractor pasará a una penitenciaría. 6, record 2, Spanish, - penitenciar%C3%ADa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
establecimiento penitenciario: término y definición reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 7, record 2, Spanish, - penitenciar%C3%ADa
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