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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In 1992, the former prison camp became a national historic site later run by the National Park Service.
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Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Scarborough died July 28, 1942, and was buried along with other deceased prisoners in the local Cabanatuan Camp Cemetery in Common Grave 215, according to prison camp and other historical records.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2024
In Montgomery Alabama, a stand alone prison camp that is usually pretty laid back, prisoners decided on a bit of civil disobedience and opted to skip eating in the dining hall.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Navalny died suddenly in a prison camp in the Russian Arctic in February.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Scarborough died July 28, 1942, and was buried along with other deceased prisoners in the local Cabanatuan Camp Cemetery in Common Grave 215, according to prison camp and other historical records.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2024
In Montgomery Alabama, a stand alone prison camp that is usually pretty laid back, prisoners decided on a bit of civil disobedience and opted to skip eating in the dining hall.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Navalny died suddenly in a prison camp in the Russian Arctic in February.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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