Police dogs also play a major role in American penal systems.

A 17-year old under Texas law is considered to be an adult in the state penal system.

While her husband was still under the control of the penal system, Margaret found a place to live and bring up the children.

Is the penal system broken and creating a criminal class?

However, in today's society, with the improvement of the penal system these cases are very rare.

The penal system he worked in was not the only thing that had changed during Nicholson's time.

Right now we have no functioning judiciary or penal system.

He even still considered that the boy could just be playing immature games with the penal system.

The penal system was revised and made uniform throughout the country.

He was sought after by many states to oversee their penal systems.

These examples provide a picture of just how profound the changes in western penal systems were after less than a century.

In all my years in the penal system, I've never seen anything like it.

The penal system is in a state of crisis.

No one disputes that the penal system has serious problems - but is it really in a state of crisis?

Iraq needs more judges, a professional police force and a penal system which meets international standards.

She also created studies on women in industry and problems in the penal system.

China does not allow outsiders to inspect the penal system.

Clinton calls it "the crown jewel of the Federal penal system."

But three riots within a 48-hour period last month indicate that change will not come easily in the penal system.

Therefore candidates who are transferred to other institutions within the penal system will be able to continue their education and training.

Of course, there is still a considerable task ahead for Government in improving the penal system.

A penal system can only run with the acquiescence of offenders.

It isn't always easy to get bird under our capricious penal system.

The project has been extended to the penal system.

Every day, it seems, we are bombarded with images of crisis from the nation's penal system.