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Maison d'arrêt ("house of arrest") are a category of prisons in France, in Belgium and other French-speaking countries, which hold prisoners awaiting trial or sentencing, or those being held for less than one year, similar to county jails in the United States.
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In the Netherlands the Huis van Bewaring, also known as the Huis van Arrest exists, having the same function, with the name being a literal translation from the French equivalent.