Preeson

Apreeson(fraeAuld Frenchprisoun)kent asthe Jyle,the kittieorthe towbuithan aw, is a place that fowk is pheesically confined an, uisually, deprived o a reenge o personalfreedoms.Impreesonmentorincarcerationis a lawsomepenaltythat micht be imposed bi thestatefor the commeesion o acrime.Ither terms uised is penitentiary, correctional facility, remand centre, detention centre, an jyle. In some legal seestems some o thir terms haes destinct meanins.

A creeminalsuspectthat haes been chairged wi or is likely tae be chairged wi creeminaloffensemicht be haudenonremaundin preeson if he or she is denee'd or unable tae meet condeetions obail,or is unable or unwillint tae post bail. A creeminaldefendermicht be hauden in preeson an aw while awaitintrialor a trialverdict.If foond guilty, a defender will beconvictitan micht receive a custodialsentencerequirin impreesonment.

As weel as convictit or suspectit creeminals, preesons micht be uised forinternmento thaim no chairged wi a crime. Preesons micht be uised as a tuil opoleetical repressionan aw tae deteenpoleetical preesoners,preesoners o conscience,an "enemies o the state",pairticular biauthoritarianregimes. In times owaror conflict,preesoners o warmicht be deteent in preesons an aw. A preeson seestem is the organisational arreengement o the proveesion an operation o preesons.