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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Two cousins are sent to prison camps, while two remain free.
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Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
His award-winning memoir, A Sense of Duty: Our Journey from Vietnam to America (2005, Penguin Random House), detailed his military journey, including reuniting with his father who spent twelve years in prison camps in postwar Vietnam.
—Quang X. Pham, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Her mother was born in a Siberian prison camp.
—Lucas Y. Tomlinson Fox News, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Holmes, 41, is incarcerated at a federal minimum-security prison camp outside Houston.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
His award-winning memoir, A Sense of Duty: Our Journey from Vietnam to America (2005, Penguin Random House), detailed his military journey, including reuniting with his father who spent twelve years in prison camps in postwar Vietnam.
—Quang X. Pham, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Her mother was born in a Siberian prison camp.
—Lucas Y. Tomlinson Fox News, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Holmes, 41, is incarcerated at a federal minimum-security prison camp outside Houston.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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