Prison System Terminology

noun a serious crime, typically punishable by imprisonment or death

adjective related to or constituting a felony

• Committing a felony can result in serious legal consequences.
• If you get caught stealing, you could be charged with a felony.
• Don't do anything stupid that could land you a felony charge.
• Betraying your friends is like committing a felony against trust.

noun a small enclosed space or room designed to isolate a person or object from external distractions or influences

• The witness was placed in an isolation booth during the interrogation.
• They stuck me in the isolation booth for the whole day.
• I can't believe they threw him in the isolation booth like that.
• Being in quarantine felt like being in an isolation booth away from the world.