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 was being released from a minimum-security federal prison camp in Pensacola, FL, Julie Chrisley was being released from the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, KY, and the rest of the family lives near Nashville.
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Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
Soon after giving the interviews in late July, she was transferred to a cushier, minimum-security prison camp in Texas.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Days after her interview with Blanche near the federal prison in Tallahassee where she was incarcerated, Maxwell was transferred to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
She was recently moved into the custody of a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas — the same one housing disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
Soon after giving the interviews in late July, she was transferred to a cushier, minimum-security prison camp in Texas.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Days after her interview with Blanche near the federal prison in Tallahassee where she was incarcerated, Maxwell was transferred to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
She was recently moved into the custody of a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas — the same one housing disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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