A federal penitentiary is a type of prison run by the federal government. It is where people are sent to serve long-term sentences for serious crimes that violate federal laws. Full definition
In this case, lawyers for the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and the John Howard Society of Canada were asking the Court to end administrative segregation in federal penitentiaries in Canada. (criminallawoshawa.com)
San Francisco, CA — Chinese artist and rights advocate Ai Weiwei will create a new body of site - specific artwork on Alcatraz Island, the notorious former federal penitentiary in the center of San Francisco Bay, now a national park welcoming more than a million visitors annually. (parksconservancy.org)
He also worked for the Correctional Law Project, providing representation to inmates of federal penitentiaries at their internal tribunals, and also with a wills and estates litigator in Kingston to help prepare for two trials. (mccagueborlack.com)