#jail__jailhouse__gaol__clink__slammer a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
supertype: #correctional_institution a penal institution maintained by the government
subtype: #bastille a jail (literally, a French jail)
subtype: #holding_cell__holdingcell a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial
subtype: #hoosegow__hoosgow a slang term for a jail
subtype: #house_of_correction (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences
subtype: #lockup jail in a local police station
subtype: #pokey a slang term for jail
subtype: #workhouse a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
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