Sentence examples for the penitentiary from inspiring English sources

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the penitentiary

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A state or federal prison for convicted felons.

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This isn't the penitentiary.

"They put me in the penitentiary.

You can't put everybody in the penitentiary.

When should they go to the penitentiary in Huntsville?

First time offenders don't go to the penitentiary,' " Bennett said.

Gregory Stey, a correctional officer at the penitentiary.

The penitentiary in Merksplas, for instance, was built in 1825.

Meanwhile, the penitentiary and its prisoners remain shrouded in secrecy.

"I see people getting out of the penitentiary, right?" he said.

"If you've got a life sentence, odds are you're going to die in the penitentiary.

The penitentiary offered Lotter and Nissen the only structured environment they had ever really experienced.

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