Definition
Programs within the formal criminal justice system that provide facilities for the detention of people who have been charged with a crime and are awaiting trial, and/or the confinement, treatment, employment, training and discipline of people who have been sentenced to imprisonment after conviction for a criminal offense.
URL Name
FF-1500
Third Level Code
FF-1500
Taxonomy Code
FF-1500
Parent Code
FF
Family Code
F
Second Level Code
FF
Use References
Detention Facilities, Jails, Penal Institutions, Penitentiaries, Prisons
Publication Status
Draft