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disciplinary segregation  

Definition

  • Disciplinary segregation is a generic term used to identify various forms of separate or segregated confinement where prisoners are housed as a form of added punishment. Persons are usually held in this manner in response to disciplinary infractions that they have been judged to have committed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Disciplinary Segregation]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CDN4V70N-R

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