state prison
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4.3
- noun
- /steɪt ˈprɪzən/
- US
:
prisión estatal
- Some of the women will be released; some will be sent to state prisons.
- state prison inmates
- programs in state prison
- years in state prison
When I left, my very first teaching position was at Indiana State Prison teaching for Ball State University.
- When I left, my very first teaching position was at Indiana State Prison teaching for Ball State University.
- So they send me from there to Huntington State Prison, the hardest prison in America because they didn't even have a death row back then.
- So you were sitting in like, just like a state prison.
Examples
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The court is sentencing her to 15 years in the state prison, requiring that she serve 7 1/2 years of that term, and then be released and placed on probation for 7 1/2 years, subject to the following conditions.
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Every weekend, she and Barb pack a picnic lunch and drive to the state prison to visit Lance.
Fiction book (1993) -
I hear they got a pretty good band up in state prison.
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"Write me in the pen," it said, and gave the address of the state prison.
Fiction book (1997) -
We had others who were losers, did time in state prison, then were released and claimed "depression."
Blog text (4) -
Additionally, data revealed that approximately 36% of violent offenders in state prisons were not diploma holders.
Academic text (2011) -
Approximately one-half of the prisoners released from state prisons in 2001 were released in California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas.
Academic text (2008) -
Many drug traffickers arrested by federal forces are held in poorly funded and understaffed state prisons.
Academic text (2012) -
Furthermore, many county jails and state prisons sponsor prerelease programs that train inmates to become in-home care providers.
Academic text (2007) -
After being convicted of theft, he was sentenced to serve five years in a state prison for his crime.
Synonyms
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1.0
A building where people are kept as punishment or while waiting for trial
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7.9
A prison for people found guilty of serious crimes
10
4.2
A building like a prison where people are kept as punishment and given training
2
4.9
A place where people who broke the law are kept as punishment or while they wait for trial
1
4.6
A building where people are held as punishment or while waiting for trial
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a prison run by the state government' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'state' (government/regional authority) with 'prison' (a detention institution). This attributive noun construction (government + prison) is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
State prison comes from the simple idea of a state (the state government) running a prison. Picture a prison with the state flag and state officials in charge, so it means 'a prison run by a state government, usually for serious crimes'.