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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The mass arrests, at first of mostly non-Jewish Poles, led the Nazis to construct new prison camps or refurbish existing structures, like the former military barracks in Oswiecim, Poland, which opened as the Auschwitz concentration camp in June 1940.
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
The weekend games paid tribute to Japanese Americans who formed baseball teams at prison camps when they were forced to relocate during WWII.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
And although Peter fought for the rebel cause and now languishes in a Union prison camp, that principled act has led others to suspect his wife of less than ironclad loyalty.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced a surprise move to close 6 federal prison camps and permanently close FCI Dublin.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
The weekend games paid tribute to Japanese Americans who formed baseball teams at prison camps when they were forced to relocate during WWII.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
And although Peter fought for the rebel cause and now languishes in a Union prison camp, that principled act has led others to suspect his wife of less than ironclad loyalty.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced a surprise move to close 6 federal prison camps and permanently close FCI Dublin.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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