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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Todd Chrisley is currently serving his 12 year sentence at a minimum security federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida, followed by three years of supervised release.
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Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 12 July 2024
Not just the prison camp, but the entire society is like that.
—William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
In this view, political competition is a raw struggle for power between groups or factions that can only be a prelude to the eradication of one’s competitor; indeed, the history of Leninist politics in China is replete with purges, prison camps, and political murders.
—Nathan Levine, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2023
An inmate who vanished nearly 13 years ago from a prison camp in California has been arrested in New York City, corrections officials say.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 1 July 2024
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Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 12 July 2024
Not just the prison camp, but the entire society is like that.
—William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
In this view, political competition is a raw struggle for power between groups or factions that can only be a prelude to the eradication of one’s competitor; indeed, the history of Leninist politics in China is replete with purges, prison camps, and political murders.
—Nathan Levine, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2023
An inmate who vanished nearly 13 years ago from a prison camp in California has been arrested in New York City, corrections officials say.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 1 July 2024
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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