correctional facility
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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.
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Gefängnis and Justizvollzugsanstalt can refer to the same institution. Gefängnis is the common, neutral form, while Justizvollzugsanstalt sounds official and technical. In a normal conversation, „Gefängnis“ is appropriate; in official documents, „Justizvollzugsanstalt“ is more likely.
Die Angehörigen besuchten ihn gestern in der Justizvollzugsanstalt.
The relatives visited him at the correctional facility yesterday.
Die Angehörigen besuchten ihn gestern im Gefängnis.
The relatives visited him in prison yesterday.
