IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 4.09
Definition Of Penal Institution
The term “penal institution” means a penitentiary, state farm, reformatory, prison, jail,
house of correction, or other institution for the incarceration or custody of persons under
sentence for offenses or awaiting trial or sentence for offenses.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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