What is House arrest?
'''House arrest''' is when someone has been [[arrest]]ed, but not put in [[prison]]. Instead, they are made to stay in their homes, hence the term.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=house arrest|url=http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861692115/house_arrest.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041102164736/http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861692115/house_arrest.html|archive-date=November 2, 2004|accessdate=14 November 2010|website=|publisher=MSN Encarta}}</ref> A notable example of house arrest is [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] of [[Burma]]. She was under house arrest for much of the time between 1990 and 2010. Subjects typically wear [[ankle bracelet]]s which alert the authorities when they leave their house. ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Punishments]] [[Category:Imprisonment and detention]]