What is Imprisonment?
'''Imprisonment''' or '''incarceration''' is the holding of people in [[prison]] or a place against their will by a [[sentence (law)|sentence]]. Historically, this meant that the people were put in a prison cell, or in a [[pillory]] or in [[stocks]]. The pillory or the stocks were also a form of public humiliation. In modern times, there are also other forms, like placing someone under [[house arrest]] or using [[electronic tagging]]. {{stub}} [[Category:Imprisonment and detention]]