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Carceral meaning

Of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison.

Using Carceral

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison.
  • In the example corpus, carceral often appears in combinations such as: the carceral, carceral state, carceral system.

Context around Carceral

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

designated 1× canadian 1× different 1×

Often after:

system 2× cities 1× footprint 1× facilities 1× geographies 1× feminism 1× systems 1× institutions 1×

Sentence patterns with Carceral

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

carceral feminism assumes 1× diminish the carceral state not 1× efforts at carceral facilities can 1× exiting the carceral system are 1× failure the carceral state has 1× for the carceral institutions inflicting 1× for the carceral state 1× for the carceral state but 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

activists are conflicted 1× advocates who once 1× but we must 1× carceral feminism assumes 1× i think it 1× liang willingly plays 1×

Common sentence endings:

and wellbeing suffers 1× discipline and punishment 1× done its damage 1× first six months 1× her new abuser 1× hours a day 1×

Words around Carceral

Just before it in the word index:

carcassonne 14 carcassone 2 carcassi 2 carcasses 137 carcass 175 carcases 5

Just after it in the word index:

carcere 3 carcharhinus 2 carcharias 3 carcharodon 3 carchemish 3 carcich 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Carceral

  • In this selection, "carceral" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, designated, canadian, different, system, cities and footprint stand out and add context to how "carceral" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include carceral feminism assumes and diminish the carceral state not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "carceral" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with carceral

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The carceral system became her new abuser. (7 words)

But that is the reason to diminish the carceral state, not continue it. (13 words)

When the carceral state is in crisis, it will seek remedies to further its own existence. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

You know, Eric Holder, the attorney general, began to make some kind of modest reforms around the edges, because I think there is recognition now that the carceral state is a failure, the carceral state has done its damage. (39 words)

While different carceral systems use varying terms to describe solitary confinement — ICE calls it “segregation” — it is generally understood to be the practice of holding individuals in isolation with no human contact for at least 22 hours a day. (39 words)

Advocates who once applauded the jail consent decree, but oppose Phase III, are frustrated that the decade-long process to reduce the local jail population led to this expansion of the carceral footprint in New Orleans. (36 words)

Example sentences (16)

You know, Eric Holder, the attorney general, began to make some kind of modest reforms around the edges, because I think there is recognition now that the carceral state is a failure, the carceral state has done its damage.

Activists are conflicted about whether the move is a win for incarcerated people and allies — or for the carceral state.

And because of that imbalance, a majority of the 50 largest metropolitan areas studied were designated carceral cities, communities were cops predominate and wellbeing suffers.

I think it’s safe to assume that the people who run the carceral state see rape as a feature (not a problem) of the prison system, as yet another form of discipline and punishment.

The carceral system became her new abuser.

When the carceral state is in crisis, it will seek remedies to further its own existence.

According to a county report released last year, people exiting the carceral system are eight times more likely to die of an overdose within the first six months.

Advocates who once applauded the jail consent decree, but oppose Phase III, are frustrated that the decade-long process to reduce the local jail population led to this expansion of the carceral footprint in New Orleans.

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Liang willingly plays out his role for the carceral state, but is quickly abandoned in the same breath — an individual analogy demonstrating the precarious position Asians hold in America’s racial hierarchy.

Members of other organizations that conduct disaster-response efforts at carceral facilities can also use the tool to inform and direct their organizing efforts.

But we must echo the recommendation of incarcerated contributors to the Dialogue on the Canadian Carceral State to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of the inhumane practice of imprisonment altogether.

Poultry-processing work lies within a larger web of carceral geographies that extend beyond the prison walls into factory floors, neighborhoods, and schools.

But that is the reason to diminish the carceral state, not continue it.

Carceral feminism assumes that violence is caused by isolated individuals, that individual punishment or banishment is the only and best option available, and that the system is mostly fair.

While different carceral systems use varying terms to describe solitary confinement — ICE calls it “segregation” — it is generally understood to be the practice of holding individuals in isolation with no human contact for at least 22 hours a day.

This logic has, for decades, led to bloated budgets for the carceral institutions inflicting large-scale violence.

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Common combinations with carceral

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "carceral" in a sentence?
An example: "You know, Eric Holder, the attorney general, began to make some kind of modest reforms around the edges, because I think there is recognition now that the carceral state is a failure, the carceral state has done its damage." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "carceral" from authentic English texts.
What does "carceral" mean?
Carceral means: Of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison.
How many example sentences with "carceral" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "carceral", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.