prison camp

noun

Definition of prison campnext
as in concentration camp

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Recent Examples of prison camp Samuel Murphy is a war veteran who has been busted and sent to a notorious prison camp. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 June 2026 The Justice Department moved Maxwell from a federal prison in Florida to a prison camp in Texas last August. — Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 The former circus performer actually dreamed up the exercises that would become pilates while interned in a prison camp. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 20 May 2026 In 2025, Maxwell, Epstein's associate, was moved from a federal prison in Florida to a low-security prison camp in Texas. — Maegan Vazquez The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prison camp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prison camp
  1. concentration camp
  2. labor camp
  3. work camp
  4. jail
  5. bull pen
Noun
  • Some detractors even characterized it as a concentration camp.
    — The Conversation, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The final pages offered a physical and philosophical account of the concentration camps that was as disturbing in its implications as the newsreels shown in theatres at the war’s end.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of concentration camp
Noun
  • Mary Nelson, founder of Mary Nelson Youth Center, grew up in the migrant labor camps of central New York, caring for her younger siblings at only eight years old while her family worked the fields.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • He was convicted and sentenced to 13 years in a labor camp.
    — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of labor camp
Noun
  • An inmate who walked away from a Nevada County work camp on Independence Day was captured in Tijuana by Mexican authorities, said state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials on Monday.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Mike Braun opened the Speedway Slammer at an Indiana prison, Jim Pillen opened the Cornhusker Clink at a Nebraska work camp, and Jeff Landry opened the Louisiana Lockup in a disused wing of Angola penitentiary.
    — Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Definition of work camp
Noun
  • Children taken into state care because the parents are sitting in jail unconvicted.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The ex-wife of Detroit rapper Eminem was sent to jail on Thursday after there were multiple bond violations, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of jail
Noun
  • With the bullpen overworked from a busy week — which featured a doubleheader Wednesday — manager Craig Counsell said Friday wasn’t the time to be aggressive.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • Opposing starters are going deep, and bullpens are staying well rested.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of bull pen

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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prison%20camp. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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