penal colony

noun

: a place where prisoners are sent to live

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Lev Shlosberg, deputy chairman of the Yabloko party, was sentenced to 11 years and one month in a penal colony, independent Russian outlet Mediazona reported. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Russian journalist Darya Shipacheva was convicted of treason by a Moscow court ​and sentenced Wednesday to 12 ‌years in a penal colony, the Interfax news agency reported. — Reuters, NBC news, 29 July 2026

There is no further mention of him until 1841, when he was convicted of forging a check and again sentenced to transportation to a penal colony, this time from the Australian mainland to Van Diemen’s Land, now known as Tasmania. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

In May 1980, two Kharkiv air traffic controllers were sentenced to 15 years each in a penal colony. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 June 2026