Concept information
Preferred term
penitentiaries
Definition
- The term penitentiary refers to a specific type of prison popular in the early to mid-19th century. The word can be traced to the 15th century and was originally used to describe institutions for punishing crimes against the Roman Catholic Church. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Penitentiaries]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/penitentiaries
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