The Factory housed unassigned, unmarried female convicts, and their children.

The use of the West Coast as an outpost to house convicts in isolated penal settlements occurred in the era 1822-1833, and 1846-1847.

Wyoming Territorial Prison - The prison was built in 1872 to house federal convicts in newly formed Wyoming Territory.

During World War I, the prison housed wartime convicts, reaching a maximum of 2,295 in 1918.

The prison houses the state's male death row inmates and convicts serving long sentences for violent crimes.

The settlement housed mainly male convicts, with a small number of women.

Originally a borstal at its creation in 1958, in 1991 Everthorpe Prison was converted to house male convicts.

It housed British convicts, local prisoners, military prisoners, enemy aliens and prisoners of war.

That violated common sense: open dormitories are best used to house well-behaved convicts serving long terms, not the volatile mix that inhabits Rikers Island.

Later a prison and convict depot, the island was used to house "convicts" prior to penal transportation.