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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He had been injured during the war and spent time in a Confederate prison camp.
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Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
Todd Chrisley, 56, is at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Pensacola, Fla., with a release date in September 2032, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons website.
—Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
In 1992, the former prison camp became a national historic site later run by the National Park Service.
—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
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Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
Todd Chrisley, 56, is at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Pensacola, Fla., with a release date in September 2032, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons website.
—Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
In 1992, the former prison camp became a national historic site later run by the National Park Service.
—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
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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