Prisons used for Confining: Condemned Persons Till Executed
Source: TTT
Leviticus 24:12
They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
Acts 12:4, 5
He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover. / So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.