How to Use penal institution in a Sentence

penal institution

noun
  • Instead of sending the boy to a penal institution, Tuthill sent the boy to New York to live with his grandmother.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • Yohannes, 25, is charged with simple assault, arson, and unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Yohannes was reportedly charged with simple assault, arson and unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Naod Yohannes, 25, is charged with simple assault, arson and unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Naod Yohannes, 25, is charged with simple assault, arson and unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The women face charges of possession of methamphetamine and marijuana with the intent to distribute and taking contraband into a penal institution.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
  • On Friday, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office approved another felony count against Medina for the makeshift weapon, charging him with possession of contraband in a penal institution.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • The Arkansas State Penitentiary opened in 1841 in Little Rock and served as the state's main penal institution until it was moved in 1899 to allow for the construction of the State Capitol at the same site.
    — Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Prosecutors said Porter has a lengthy criminal history in Floyd County, including prior felony convictions for terroristic threats and acts in 2018 and 2019, influencing a witness in 2019, and an unlawful act of violence in a penal institution in 2023.
    — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026

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