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Recent Examples of prison camp
Bale was 12 when Steven Spielberg cast him in the incredibly challenging role of Jim, the son of a wealthy British family who gets separated during World War II and ends up in a Japanese prison camp.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
The resisters were transferred from a prison camp to a more restrictive jail, Tulelake Camp, located more than 10 miles away, said Ron Nakano, with the Marysville JACL, noting that the two camps are distinct but often confused.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
In the interview, the British businessman addressed Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer from a federal prison in Florida to a federal prison camp in Texas over the summer.
—James Longman, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
But shortly after meeting with Blanche, she was moved to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
The resisters were transferred from a prison camp to a more restrictive jail, Tulelake Camp, located more than 10 miles away, said Ron Nakano, with the Marysville JACL, noting that the two camps are distinct but often confused.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
In the interview, the British businessman addressed Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer from a federal prison in Florida to a federal prison camp in Texas over the summer.
—James Longman, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
But shortly after meeting with Blanche, she was moved to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prison camp
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His past films have covered the Hungarian Uprising, the fraught lead-up to WWI and, in 2015’s excruciating Son of Saul, life and death in a Nazi concentration camp.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Most have buried their concentration camp stories in attics and basements and trash cans and boxes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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He was convicted and sentenced to 13 years in a labor camp.—
Nick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 Apr. 2026
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The labor camp, already on the National Register of Historic Places, was run by Tom Collins, to whom Steinbeck dedicated his 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Grapes of Wrath.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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And Nazi officials had promised Auschwitz’s Buna work camp thousands of skilled Jewish laborers – a quota that was not met because of the Rosenstrasse Jews’ release.—
Danielle Wirsansky,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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An inmate serving a 10-year sentence for first-degree burglary walked away from a state prison work camp Monday night in El Dorado County, state officials said.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Cities spend millions cycling people through jails for sleeping outside while affordable housing waitlists continue to grow.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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He is being held in the county jail on a $15,000 cash bond.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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The Tigers, who entered this series with a depleted starting rotation, will likely put together a second consecutive bullpen game.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Santos also allowed two runs in 1 1-3 innings on Saturday and San Francisco needed fresh arms in the bullpen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prison%20camp. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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