incarceration
the situation or time of being kept in prison or jail
The state or period of being kept in a prison, jail, or similar institution, especially as a legal punishment or while awaiting trial.
the practice of sending people to prison or jail
The act, process, or practice of putting people in prison or jail, especially as part of a criminal justice system.
a medical problem where tissue becomes trapped inside the body
A medical condition in which part of an organ or tissue, especially a hernia, becomes trapped and cannot be moved back into its normal position.
- Base: incarceration
- Plural: incarceration, incarcerations
alternatives to incarceration
1non-prison punishments
ways to punish or supervise someone without sending them to prison or jail
- The court expanded alternatives to incarceration for people convicted of low-level offenses.
- Supporters say alternatives to incarceration can reduce costs and improve rehabilitation.
- The program offers treatment and job training as alternatives to incarceration.
- Probation can be an alternative to incarceration.
- The judge considered alternatives to incarceration.
incarceration rate
1measure of imprisonment
a number that shows how many people are in prison or jail in a place or group
- The country's incarceration rate has fallen over the past decade.
- Researchers compared incarceration rates among different age groups.
- A high incarceration rate does not always mean that crime is rising.
- The incarceration rate is lower than it was ten years ago.
- They studied the incarceration rate in each state.
mass incarceration
1large-scale imprisonment
a situation where a country imprisons very large numbers of people
- The book examines the causes and consequences of mass incarceration in the United States.
- Activists called for reforms to end mass incarceration and expand community-based services.
- Scholars often link mass incarceration to sentencing laws and racial inequality.
- Mass incarceration affects many families.
- The film is about mass incarceration.
pretrial incarceration
1jailing before trial
being kept in jail before a court trial
- The report criticized the use of pretrial incarceration for people who could not afford bail.
- Long periods of pretrial incarceration can pressure defendants to accept plea deals.
- Reformers want courts to reduce unnecessary pretrial incarceration.
- He spent three months in pretrial incarceration.
- Pretrial incarceration happens before the trial.