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Crofton system en · PROPN

Etymology

Named after Sir Walter Crofton, Irish prison director.

Meanings

  1. (historical) A system of prison administration involving firstly periods of solitary confinement, then work in the prison, followed by intermediate prisons, before freedom on ticket of leave.

Synonyms

Irish system

wikipedia: Walter Crofton