Prisons and Detention Facilities

Prisons, penitentiaries, jails and detention facilities this atlas records under Government and Civic Buildings, spanning historic county gaols still standing as landmarks to purpose-built modern correctional institutions. Belongs here: any prison, penitentiary, jail or detention facility this subcategory records, whether still operating or preserved as a historic site. Does not belong here: a court or judicial building where sentencing takes place but no one is held, gathered under this subcategory's own Courts and Judicial Buildings group instead, or a government building serving some other civic function entirely, gathered under one of this subcategory's other groups.