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correctional facility
The official, administrative term for a prison. It is a state institution in which convicted offenders serve their prison sentences.
Der Verurteilte wurde in die Justizvollzugsanstalt überführt.
The convicted man was transferred to the correctional facility.
The word is a typically German compound. It consists of 'Justiz' (justice system), 'Vollzug' (execution of a sentence), and 'Anstalt' (institution). So literally, it is an institution for carrying out justice.
Die lange Bezeichnung „Justizvollzugsanstalt“ beschreibt genau ihre Funktion im Rechtssystem.
The long term 'Justizvollzugsanstalt' (correctional facility) describes exactly its function in the legal system.
This is the official, administrative term. You find it in laws, court judgments, police reports, and the news. It is rarely used in everyday speech.
Laut Polizeibericht wurde der Verdächtige in die örtliche Justizvollzugsanstalt gebracht.
According to the police report, the suspect was taken to the local correctional facility.
In written and also spoken usage, especially in the media, the abbreviation 'JVA' is almost always used. You should definitely know this abbreviation.
Er arbeitet als Wärter in der JVA Moabit.
He works as a guard at Moabit Prison.
prison
'das Gefängnis' and 'die Justizvollzugsanstalt' both refer to a state institution where people serve their sentences. 'Gefängnis' is the normal, generally understood word in everyday language. 'Justizvollzugsanstalt' is the official and administrative term. You are more likely to read it in letters from authorities, news reports, or legal texts. Learners may confuse the words because they refer to the same place. In conversation, 'Gefängnis' is more natural; in formal texts, 'Justizvollzugsanstalt' is more precise.
Die Justizvollzugsanstalt wurde nach der Renovierung wieder geöffnet.
The correctional facility was reopened after the renovation.
Frau Wagner spricht heute mit den Besuchern über das alte Gefängnis.
Today Ms. Wagner is talking with the visitors about the old prison.