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prison camp

noun

as in concentration camp

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Recent Examples of prison camp Some experts on this historical time period say Trump's mass deportation plans have echoes of the widespread internments during World War II, in which more than 100,000 Japanese Americans, many of them U.S. citizens like Takei's family, were forcibly detained in prison camps. —

Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024 In December 2024, the BOP announced the closure of seven prisons—including six male prison camps—as a cost-saving measure to consolidate operations. —

Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 The Closure The Bureau of Prisons announced Thursday plans to close the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, and deactivate minimum-security prison camps in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 In addition to closing FCI Dublin, the Bureau of Prisons is shuttering its minimum-security prison camps in Pensacola, Fla.; Duluth, Minn.; and Morgantown, W.Va. —

Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for prison camp

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In addition to William and Kate’s appearance in London, King Charles visited Poland for the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation — and, through his visit on Jan. 27, became the first British monarch to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

— Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The Nazi symbol was on view on the same day as a major ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz by Soviet troops during the Second World War.

— Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025