penitentiaries in English

noun
1
a prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
Only about 20 of the more than 1,000 prisoners at the federal penitentiary have been convicted of crimes; many have spent years awaiting trial.
2
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest charged with certain aspects of the administration of the sacrament of penance.
noun

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1. Over a period of four years, I was transferred to about ten different penitentiaries.

2. There are 11 fourteen-letter words containing ITEN: Appositenesses CONTRITENESSES DEFINITENESSES OPPOSITENESSES PENITENTIARIES UNPOLITENESSES

3. The first one states that no pets of any kind will be allowed in federal penitentiaries

4. The administration of penitentiaries undertakes all possible actions not to allow physical violence among convicts.

5. The first one states that no pets of any kind will be allowed in federal penitentiaries.

6. Namely, in accordance with article # of the aforementioned law, the Ombudsman shall monitor the situation with regard to the observance and protection of the constitutional and legal rights of persons in the bodies, organizations and institutions where the freedom of movement isrestricted, particularly the rights of apprehended and detained persons and the rights of persons who are serving an imprisonment sentence or educational and correctional measure in penitentiaries and educational-correctional facilities