The phrase "prison estate" refers to the collection of all prisons within a certain area or jurisdiction. It is used to describe the entire system of prisons within a country, state, or region. Full definition
Child poverty, affordable housing, third rate social services, low pay, a crumbling Dickensian prisons estate which has become a college for radicalisation. (totalpolitics.com)
This is why the Prison Service has joined up with the Shannon Trust to make sure its peer - mentor based reading scheme is incorporated across the public sector prison estate. (politics.co.uk)
Closing outdated and expensive prisons is an important step in our strategy to provide a secure and modern, fit for purpose prison estate, while improving efficiency and value for the taxpayer.» (politics.co.uk)