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warden
(redirected from Prison Warden)

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warden noun chaperon, claviger, custodian, custos, gatekeeper, guard, guardian, jailer, overseer, patrolman, protector, sentry, superintendent, supervisor, supervisory official, turnkey, warder, watchman
See also: caretaker, guardian, superintendent

WARDEN. A guardian; a keeper. This is the name given to various officers: as, the warden of the prison; the wardens of the port of Philadelphia; church wardens.



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Lancaster Mayor Henry Hearns, and prison Warden Robert Wong, along with several other officials, participated in AVTA's ``Stuff a Bus'' ceremony.
A prison warden she identified as Hajaj - whose name has been given by earlier witnesses in the trial - "used to drag women, their hands and feet shackled, and leave them in a scorching sun for several hours".
The deputy prison warden told Akridge to give the inmate the opportunity to be one of the choir directors.
 
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