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Recent Examples of prison camp
Soon after Trump was elected, Peters announced the closure of 6 male federal prison camps and 1 female facility, FCI Dublin.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Holmes, 41, is incarcerated at a federal minimum-security prison camp outside Houston.
—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
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Holmes, 41, is incarcerated at a federal minimum-security prison camp outside Houston.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prison camp
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Published in 1946 and translated into 50 languages with more than 16 million copies sold, Frankl’s account follows his time in the Nazi concentration camps and his exploration of the human will to find meaning in spite of unspeakable adversity.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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To help set the film apart from other Holocaust dramas, Geller took the Son of Saul and Zone of Interest approach by leaving much of the concentration camp atrocities to the imagination of the viewer.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe).—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
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His Polish father had fought for the Allied Armed Forces, while his Belarusian mother had survived a Nazi labor camp.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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And on that day, they were assigned to different camps, which were work camps.—
Patrick Wilson,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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Nine years later, Lowell, which consists of three facilities — the main unit, the annex and a work camp — spends 46 percent less per inmate on healthcare and 36 percent less on education.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Two days later, nightclub owner Jack Ruby fatally shot Oswald during a jail transfer.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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As Ortega is held at a Rikers Island jail pending his next court appearance, police are still working to track down his machete-wielding partner in crime and are asking for the public’s help in identifying him.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Right-hander Brad Keller has also made the team in the bullpen following a strong spring.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Long impressed in spring camp and carved out a significant role in the bullpen.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prison%20camp. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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