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penal

adjective as in disciplinary

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One wonders about a supposedly rehabilitative penal system that refuses to foster that kind of hope, that only pulverizes, exploits and, to cover its misdeeds, deletes.

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At the time of his death he had been in jail for three years on trumped-up charges and had recently been transferred to a penal colony in the Arctic Circle.

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Another rights group, Spring 96, recognised Mrs Fenner as a political prisoner who had been imprisoned in a penal colony.

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“There is no felony in the Texas penal code for what he says,” said Rep. Jolanda Jones, a Democrat.

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The number “187” was also spray painted on the wall, which the plaintiff attorneys say referred to the state penal code number for murder.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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