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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Holmes, 41, is incarcerated at a federal minimum-security prison camp outside Houston.
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Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Migrants being held at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay are now being permitted to speak to their attorneys by phone, an official for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a court filing.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Moving migrants in immigration detention awaiting deportation to an offshore prison camp raises novel legal questions.
—Francesca Paris, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The military base has been used as a prison camp in the past.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Migrants being held at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay are now being permitted to speak to their attorneys by phone, an official for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a court filing.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Moving migrants in immigration detention awaiting deportation to an offshore prison camp raises novel legal questions.
—Francesca Paris, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The military base has been used as a prison camp in the past.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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