state prison

/steɪt ˌprɪzən/
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Other forms: state prisons

Definitions of state prison
  1. noun
    a prison maintained by a state of the U.S.
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    type of:
    prison, prison house
    a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
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