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ESTABELECIMENTO PRISIONAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- penitentiary
1, record 1, English, penitentiary
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- penal institution 2, record 1, English, penal%20institution
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - penitentiary
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Type of institution in the Canadian penitentiary system. 4, record 1, English, - penitentiary
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pénitencier
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9nitencier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- établissement pénitentiaire 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9tablissement%20p%C3%A9nitentiaire
correct, masculine noun
- établissement carcéral 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9tablissement%20carc%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - p%C3%A9nitencier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Type d'établissement dans le régime pénitentiaire canadien. 4, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9nitencier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Administración penitenciaria
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- penitenciaría
1, record 1, Spanish, penitenciar%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- establecimiento penitenciario 2, record 1, Spanish, establecimiento%20penitenciario
correct, masculine noun
- penal 3, record 1, Spanish, penal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lugar de cumplimiento de la pena privativa de libertad. 4, record 1, Spanish, - penitenciar%C3%ADa
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - penitenciar%C3%ADa
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - penitenciar%C3%ADa
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - penitenciar%C3%ADa
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