prison camp
Americannoun
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a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.
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a camp for less dangerous prisoners assigned to outdoor work, usually for the government.
Etymology
Origin of prison camp
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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State correctional officials said Miguel Banuelos, 49, walked away from a prison camp — Washington Ridge Conservation Camp — in Northern California on July 4.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
A week after her interview with Blanche, Maxwell was transferred to a minimum security prison camp in Bryan, Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
This is a prison camp that does not house sex offenders, nor those with the 20-year sentence Maxwell has.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2025
"I'm absolutely devastated because all I see is what is like a prison wall at the end of my garden, so it is like being in a prison camp," she says.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
Later, in the 1920s, he escaped a prison camp in Siberia and made his way to the United States.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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