governor of a prison

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• governor — /guv euhr neuhr, euh neuhr/, n. 1. the executive head of a state in the U.S. 2. a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison. 3. Also called governor general.… …   Universalium

• governor — gov•er•nor [[t]ˈgʌv ər nər, ə nər[/t]] n. 1) gov the executive head of a state in the U.S 2) a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison[/ex] 3) gov a ruler or …   From formal English to slang

• governor — /ˈgʌvənə / (say guvuhnuh), /ˈgʌvnə / (say guvnuh) noun 1. (often upper case) a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: governors of a bank; governor of a prison. 2. (often upper case) a. the representative… …  

• Governor James Devlin — is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz , played by Željko Ivanek.Character overviewDevlin, the governor of the (unidentified) state in which the series takes place, is hated by most the inmates and some of the staff members at the Oswald… …   Wikipedia

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• Prison rape (United States) — Prison rape commonly refers to the rape of inmates in prison by other inmates or prison staff. According to Human Rights Watch, at least 140,000 inmates are raped each year, [cite web url = http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/prison/report.html title …   Wikipedia

• Prison rape in the United States — Prison rape commonly refers to the rape of inmates in prison by other inmates or prison staff. In 2001, Human Rights Watch estimated that at least 140,000 inmates had been raped while incarcerated. [1] and there is a significant variation in the… …   Wikipedia

• governor — [guv′ə nər, guv′ərnər] n. [ME governour < OFr governeor < L gubernator, a pilot, steersman, governor] 1. a person who governs; esp., a) a person appointed to govern a dependency, province, town, fort, etc. ☆ b) the elected head of any state …   English World dictionary

• Prison Governor — In the UK, a prison governor, or operational manager, is responsible for the management and security of prisons, remand centres and young offenders institutions.The roleThe work varies according to the size and type of establishment.… …   Wikipedia