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Jails

Place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody in a place under the jurisdiction of a local government such as a city or county for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of misdemeanor crimes.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody in a place under the jurisdiction of a local government such as a city or county for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of misdemeanor crimes.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Detention Centers
  • Gaols
  • Center, Detention
  • Centers, Detention
  • Detention Center
  • Gaol
  • Jail

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

specify geographic location if pertinent

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History Note

2021

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. J03.220.250

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Jails. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000081702. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000081702
  2. Jails. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114713792