prison camp
noun
1
: a camp for the confinement of reasonably trustworthy prisoners usually employed on government projects
2
: a camp for prisoners of war or political prisoners
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But shortly after meeting with Blanche, she was moved to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
But prison camps attained this scale and significance only gradually.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Many of the immigrants have been taken to out of state to federal prison camps where they are held with no access to relatives or legal help.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Holmes, 41, has two small children and is serving her term at a minimum-security prison camp northwest of Houston.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
But prison camps attained this scale and significance only gradually.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Many of the immigrants have been taken to out of state to federal prison camps where they are held with no access to relatives or legal help.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Holmes, 41, has two small children and is serving her term at a minimum-security prison camp northwest of Houston.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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