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, 56, is at a minimum security federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida, with a release date in September 2032, while Julie Chrisley, 51, is at a facility in Lexington, Kentucky, and is due for release in July 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website.
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CBS News, 23 June 2024
The worst of it was COVID, and the best was the climactic scene at the prison camp, when the allies begin bombing and the inmates see their Nazi guards on the run.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
Also, life at Stalag Luft III is about to get a lot worse, with the S.S. taking over the half-dozen prison camps previously run by the (relatively) deferential Luftwaffe.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Two defectors who went public in 1984 were eventually lured by the KGB from London to the Soviet Union and promptly sent to prison camps.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2024
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CBS News, 23 June 2024
The worst of it was COVID, and the best was the climactic scene at the prison camp, when the allies begin bombing and the inmates see their Nazi guards on the run.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
Also, life at Stalag Luft III is about to get a lot worse, with the S.S. taking over the half-dozen prison camps previously run by the (relatively) deferential Luftwaffe.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Two defectors who went public in 1984 were eventually lured by the KGB from London to the Soviet Union and promptly sent to prison camps.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2024
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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