minimum-security

[min-uh-muhm-si-kyoor-i-tee]

adjective

1. (of a prison) designed for prisoners regarded as being less dangerous; having fewer restrictions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of minimum-security¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Santos, who admitted to stealing the identities of 11 people - including family members, is currently serving his sentence at a minimum-security jail in New Jersey.

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Working at one of the state’s 35 minimum-security fire camps is a voluntary and coveted job, compared with other prison work.

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On a weekend in mid-August, hundreds of inmates at a minimum-security prison in Bryan, Texas, were locked down during their usual time for strolling the grassy campus and visiting with family and friends.

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Like other minimum-security camps, Bryan offers job training and vocational opportunities, cleaner facilities and a higher level of freedom than other prison facilities, including the ability to come and go from housing units under normal circumstances, said former Bryan inmate Rhonda Fleming, who was convicted of Medicare fraud and was moved to another prison before Maxwell arrived.

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Working at one of the state’s 35 minimum-security fire camps is a voluntary and coveted job, giving inmates a chance to spend time outside prison walls, help their communities and get paroled more quickly.

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