Incarceration

The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. Please improve the article or discuss the issue on the talk page. Tullianum, the first modern prison, built in 250 BCE. Incarceration is the detention of a person in jail or prison. People are most commonly incarcerated upon suspicion (or conviction) of committing a crime. Historically, the frequency of imprisonment, its duration, and severity have varied considerably. There has also been much deb ...