| overcrowding | n kesesakan: measures taken to prevent ~ in our prisons, langkah-langkah yg diambil utk menghindarkan berlakunya kesesakan di penjara-penjara kita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prison | n 1. building where criminals are kept, penjara, jel: several convicts broke out of the ~, beberapa orang banduan lari dr penjara; 2. (derog)place perceived as such, seolah-olah penjara: he longed to escaped from the ~ of the factory, dia ingin melarikan diri dr kilang yg seolah-olah penjara itu; 3. situation in which one feels trapped, penjara: she was trapped in a ~ fears and fantasies, dia terperangkap dlm penjara ketakutan dan khayalan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jail | n prison, penjara: two prisoners escaped from ~ yesterday, dua banduan telah melarikan diri dr penjara semalam; be sent to ~, kena /penjara, jel/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stretch | 5. (sl) a. period of imprisonment, hukuman penjara: the accused was convicted and sentenced to a ten year ~ in the state prison, tertuduh telah didapati bersalah dan dijatuhi hukuman penjara sepuluh tahun di penjara negeri; b. period of service, berkhidmat: he had learned a lot during his ~ in the army, dia banyak belajar semasa berkhidmat dlm pasukan tentera; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prison-breaking | n melarikan diri dr penjara: ~ is an offence, melarikan diri dr penjara ialah satu kesalahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| time | 14. /do, serve/ (o’s) ~, (colloq) duduk dlm penjara: he once did ~ in Dartmoor, dia pernah duduk dlm penjara Dartmoor; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| solitary confinement | n (penjara dlm) kurungan /seorang diri, bersendirian/: he was placed in ~, dia dimasukkan dlm kurungan seorang diri; he was sentenced to three months ~, dia dijatuhi hukuman tiga bulan penjara dlm kurungan seorang diri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wardress | n penjaga penjara (wanita), wadar (wanita). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| penitentiary | n (US) penjara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| open prison | n penjara terbuka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |