Definition: Prison, penal institution or correctional institution
Crime statistics
Any public and privately financed institution where persons are deprived of their liberty. The institutions may include, but are not limited to, penal, correctional, or psychiatric facilities under prison administration.
Source:
United Nations, "Manual for the Development of a System of Criminal Justice Statistics", United Nations, New York, 2003
United Nations, "Manual for the Development of a System of Criminal Justice Statistics", United Nations, New York, 2003
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