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state prison

noun

  1. a prison maintained by a state for the confinement of felons.


State prison

noun

  1. (in the US) a prison where persons convicted of serious crimes are confined
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of state prison1

First recorded in 1715–25
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Prior to that, she ran Oregon’s state prison system.

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