the pen

noun

US, informal
: a building where people are kept as punishment for a crime : prison
He was sent to the pen for armed robbery.

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“The pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pen. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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