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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As the world reacted to the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, the release of Americans being held in Russian jails and prison camps provided a momentous celebration for the two towns, where friends and family members of Gershkovich and Whelan have patiently awaited their return.
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Charles Stile, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
He was sentenced to 16 years in prison in June 2020, and has been serving his sentence in a remote prison camp in Mordovia.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Eduardo Hernandez, 42, was captured in New York City after escaping from a California prison camp in 2011 while serving a 13-year sentence for carjacking and is set to be extradited back to California.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 July 2024
There are blackbirds everywhere at the prison camp in Alabama.
—Sara Youngblood Gregory, refinery29.com, 24 June 2024
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Charles Stile, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
He was sentenced to 16 years in prison in June 2020, and has been serving his sentence in a remote prison camp in Mordovia.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Eduardo Hernandez, 42, was captured in New York City after escaping from a California prison camp in 2011 while serving a 13-year sentence for carjacking and is set to be extradited back to California.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 July 2024
There are blackbirds everywhere at the prison camp in Alabama.
—Sara Youngblood Gregory, refinery29.com, 24 June 2024
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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