as in penitentiaries
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the robbers who made off with nearly a half million pounds will likely spend a good long time in quod
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After his conviction, Gray was sent to Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country at the time.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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Juan Pappier, the deputy Americas director at Human Rights Watch, says that currently there are 89 foreign nationals imprisoned in Venezuelan jails, from countries that include Colombia, Spain, Argentina, France and the Czech Republic.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Israel is also set to release Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, as part of the truce and in return for hostages.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
3 Oct. 2025
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Thompson's crime policies led to more state prisons The tough-on-crime laws Thompson signed forced the construction of a record number of prisons and led to Wisconsin having 21,000 inmates during his tenure — three times as many as neighboring, smaller Minnesota, at the time.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Lawson also suggested ending the practice of full-contact visitation, which results in drugs getting into prisons.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Quods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quods. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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