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Title 18, United States Code, Section 1792 refers to "Federal penal, detention, or correctional facility," whereas Section 1791(a) refers to "prison," which is in turn defined in Section 1791(d) as a "federal correctional, detention, or penal facility." Indictments under Section 1792 for mutiny or riot should avoid the use of the term "prison." See this Manual at 1770.
[cited in JM 9-69.300]