“Prison” in modern usage is synonymous with “justice enforcement facility” or “penal institution” (Penal system). Etymologically speaking, it evolved from the Old French prisoun, “captivity,” which in turn derived from the Latin prensio, “a taking” (from the verb prehendere, “to take”). The German Gefängnis similarly developed from the verb fangen (to catch, to take captive), and initially denoted the process of capturing and taking prisoner. From the state of captivity, “prison” and Gefängnis alike then shifted in the late Middle Ages to denote also its place…