state prison
noun
1.
a prison maintained by a state for the confinement of felons.
Origin
1715-25
Examples from the web for
state prison
In no
state prison
are the convicts more regularly set to work, and more closely watched.
The federal prison system and thirty-eight
state prison
systems are now operating above their rated capacity.
Only on their third arrest do users face time in
state prison
.
But the head of the
state prison
system says there isn't time to wait for such research.
British Dictionary definitions for
state prison
State prison
noun
1.
(in the US) a prison where persons convicted of serious crimes are confined