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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Jacob Elordi endures the horrors of a World War II prison camp in the new trailer for the upcoming miniseries, The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
The North Korean government has long denied the existence of political prison camps.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Soon after Trump was elected, Peters announced the closure of 6 male federal prison camps and 1 female facility, FCI Dublin.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Jan. 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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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
The North Korean government has long denied the existence of political prison camps.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Soon after Trump was elected, Peters announced the closure of 6 male federal prison camps and 1 female facility, FCI Dublin.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Jan. 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 20 Mar. 2025.
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