prison
Defined in 4 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
the term “prison” means a correctional, detention, or penal facility;
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- 1994–present18 U.S.C. § 2246Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions for chapter · as used in this chapter
the term “prison” means a Federal correctional, detention, or penal facility.
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- 1994–200518 U.S.C. § 1791Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Providing or possessing contraband in prison · as used in this section
the term “prison” means a Federal correctional, detention, or penal facility or any prison, institution, or facility in which persons are held in custody by direction of or pursuant to a contract or agreement with the Attorney General.
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- 2005–present18 U.S.C. § 1791Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Providing or possessing contraband in prison · as used in this section
The term “prison” means any confinement facility of a Federal, State, or local government, whether administered by such government or by a private organization on behalf of such government, and includes—
(A) any local jail or police lockup; and
(B) any juvenile facility used for the custody or care of juvenile inmates.
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- 2003–present42 U.S.C. § 15609The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this chapter
the term “prison” means any Federal, State, or local facility that incarcerates or detains juveniles or adults accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, violations of criminal law;
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- 1996–present18 U.S.C. § 3626Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Appropriate remedies with respect to prison conditions · as used in this section