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Non-Medical Public and Private Facilities > Correctional Facilities > Jails

Preferred term

Jails  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Center, Detention
  • Centers, Detention
  • Detention Center
  • Detention Centers
  • Gaol
  • Gaols

Note

  • specify geographic location if pertinent

Scope note

  • Place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody in a place under the jurisdiction of a local government such as a city or county for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of misdemeanor crimes.

History note

  • 2021

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000081702

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