具有專門設施，可供合法收容受刑人或等待判決者的機構。此詞彙在北美特指由州政府或聯邦政府管轄、專門收容重罪犯的機構，和地方政府所管轄之拘留輕罪犯或等待判決者的機構有所區隔。若指稱收容輕罪犯或刑期較短之受刑人的機構，使用「拘留所(機構)」一詞。

監獄(機構)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
監牢(機構)　(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
獄(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
牢(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
chien yü(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
jiān yù(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
jian yu(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
prisons(institutions)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
prisons(institutions)　(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,PN)
prison(institution)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
prison(institution)　(,U,法語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
Newgates(buildings)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
newgates(buildings)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
prisiones(institutions)　(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
prisión(institution)　(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....代理者層面
........組織 (層級名)
............組織 (群體)
................機構 (組織)
....................<依活動區分之機構>
........................矯正機構 (機構)
............................監獄 (機構)

locational context/setting is....	監獄(建築物)
meaning/usage overlaps with....	監獄(機構)

英文....

Institutions having facilities where people are legally committed as punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial. In North America, the term specifically denotes a facility run by the state or federal government for those who have been convicted of serious crimes, in contrast to a locally run facility for those awaiting trial or convicted of minor offences. Use "jails (institutions)" for facilities for offenders sentenced either for lesser crimes or relatively short terms.

監獄(機構)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 1386
.................	建築學英漢辭典 337
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 August 4, 2015
.................	線上英漢字典 August 4, 2015
.................	遠流字典通 August 4, 2015
.................	Cambridge Dictionaries Online August 4, 2015
監牢(機構)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 1386
.................	遠流字典通 August 4, 2015
獄............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 August 4, 2015
牢............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	經濟部智慧財產局－本國專利技術名詞中英對照查詢資料庫 August 4, 2015
prisons(institutions)............	[VP]
.................	Wilkes and Packard, Encyclopedia of Architecture (1989-90) Vol. 3, 114
.................	Black's Law Dictionary (1951)
.................	Roberts, Construction Industry Thesaurus (1976)
.................	Canadian Urban Thesaurus (1979)
.................	Rush, Dictionary of Criminal Justice (1986)
.................	Hunt, Encyclopedia of American Architecture (1980)
.................	Hamlin, Forms and Functions of 20th Century Architecture (1952) IND
.................	Johnston, Human Cage (1973) 5
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Moyer et al., Planning and Design of Regional and Community Correctional Centers (1971) a5.1
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982)
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................	ROOT Thesaurus (1981)
.................	Sturgis, Dictionary of Architecture and Building (1902)
.................	Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1987)
.................	Canadian Thesaurus of Construction Science and Technology (1978)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Avery Index (1963-)
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)
.................	CHIN database
prison(institution)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................	CHIN database
Newgates(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-) accessed 22 December 2009
newgates(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Handbook of Correctional Institution Design (1949) 26
prisiones(institutions)............	[VP]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
prisión(institution)............	[VP]
.................	Gran Enciclopedia Larousse (1973) 16:703
.................	TAA database (2000-)
Subject:............	[VP]
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) precoor.; Medieval prisons
.................	CHIN database

Getty AAT: 300343479 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300343479
聯合目錄： 監獄 、監牢 、獄 、牢 、chien yü 、jiān yù 、jian yu 、prisons 、prison 、Newgates 、newgates 、prisons 、prison 、prisiones 、prisión