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1 | 99% | 12 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 31% | 14 | TV show about a group of inmates trying to escape from a high-security prison | |
3 | 28% | 8 | His album 'At Folsom Prison' was recorded live in front of inmates at the California State Prison in 1968 | |
Us Prison Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "PENITENTIARY" which means:
- noun
- • A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes adjective satellite
- • Used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
- • Showing or constituting penance adjective
- • Of or relating to penance; penitential.
- • Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary for armed robbery."
- • "The penitentiary is overcrowded and understaffed."
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