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The Arkansas State Penitentiary opened in 1841 in Little Rock and served as the state's main penal institution until it was moved in 1899 to allow for the construction of the State Capitol at the same site.
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Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025
Online court records show charges were dismissed against one of them this month and another pleaded guilty in September to a reduced count of misdemeanor violating laws governing a penal institution and was assessed a $250 fine.
—Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
In a highly unusual twist, the medical contractor involved, Armor Correctional Health Services, was also criminally prosecuted, successfully, on seven counts of intentionally falsifying medical records and one count of abusing or neglecting a resident in a penal institution.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Munoz and Gutierrez are charged with attempting to introduce contraband into a penal institution and attempting to distribute meth, deputies said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
The book features a penal institution for juvenile offenders that Whitehead calls the Trevor Nickel Academy but is based on the notorious real-life Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, FL.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
She has been charged with criminal conspiracy, money laundering and criminal responsibility for possession of telecommunication in a penal institution.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2024
Rikers, an island in New York’s East River that houses a sprawling penal institution, is notorious for its overcrowding and violence.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2024
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Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025
Online court records show charges were dismissed against one of them this month and another pleaded guilty in September to a reduced count of misdemeanor violating laws governing a penal institution and was assessed a $250 fine.
—Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
In a highly unusual twist, the medical contractor involved, Armor Correctional Health Services, was also criminally prosecuted, successfully, on seven counts of intentionally falsifying medical records and one count of abusing or neglecting a resident in a penal institution.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Munoz and Gutierrez are charged with attempting to introduce contraband into a penal institution and attempting to distribute meth, deputies said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
The book features a penal institution for juvenile offenders that Whitehead calls the Trevor Nickel Academy but is based on the notorious real-life Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, FL.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
She has been charged with criminal conspiracy, money laundering and criminal responsibility for possession of telecommunication in a penal institution.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2024
Rikers, an island in New York’s East River that houses a sprawling penal institution, is notorious for its overcrowding and violence.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Penal institution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20institution. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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