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  2. Bureau of Corrections (Philippines) - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Corrections (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Pagwawasto, [3] literally "Bureau of Corrections", of which it was known as the Bureau of Prisons from 1905 to 1989; abbreviated BuCor) is an agency of the Department of Justice which is charged with the custody and rehabilitation of national offenders, commonly known as Persons Deprived of ...

  3. Alabama Department of Corrections - Wikipedia

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    Holman Correctional Facility is the site where all executions authorized by the state are conducted. [22] Its male death row originally had a capacity of 20. In the summer of 2000, capacity was increased to 200 single cells. [22] The William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility has a male death row with a capacity of 24. [23]

  4. Porro prism - Wikipedia

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    Porro prisms are most often used in pairs, forming a double Porro prism. A second prism rotated 90° with respect to the first, is placed such that light will traverse both prisms. The net effect of the prism system is a beam parallel to but displaced from its original direction, with the image rotated 180°.

  5. Treatment of slaves in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The treatment of slaves in the United States often included sexual abuse and rape, the denial of education, and punishments like whippings. Families were often split up by the sale of one or more members, usually never to see or hear of each other again.

  6. Square (financial services) - Wikipedia

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    Square is a point-of-sale (POS) system designed for small and medium-sized businesses. [1] Launched in 2009 by Block, Inc., [2] it allows merchants and individuals to accept card payments and manage various operations. As of 2023, Square leads the U.S. market in POS systems, [3] [4] [5] serving 4 million clients and processing $210bn annually ...

  7. Department of Corrections (Thailand) - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Corrections (Thai: กรมราชทัณฑ์, RTGS: krom ratchathan) is an agency of the Thai Ministry of Justice. Its mission is to keep prisoners in custody and rehabilitate them. [ 1 ]

  8. Illinois Department of Corrections - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that operates the adult state prison system. The IDOC is led by a director appointed by the Governor of Illinois , [ 3 ] and its headquarters are in Springfield .

  9. PRISM - Wikipedia

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    Greenwald said low level Analysts can, via systems like PRISM, "listen to whatever emails they want, whatever telephone calls, browsing histories, Microsoft Word documents. [31] And it's all done with no need to go to a court, with no need to even get supervisor approval on the part of the analyst."