<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">penal settlements</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31323961</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:27:22</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">penal settlement</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">settlements, penal</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Settlements established for the purpose of containing prisoners or other detainees and punishing them through forced labor, whether overseas or within the boundaries of the founding state. For inhabited places containing prisons, but not necessarily established as settlements for penal purposes, use "prison centers (inhabited places)." ]]></dc:description></metadata>