prison camp

1. A camp for detaining and confining prisoners of war.
2. A camp detaining and confining political dissidents and other prisoners.
3. A minimum security facility for the internment of prisoners. Also called work camp.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: camp for political prisoners or prisoners of war
  Synonyms: internment camp, prisoner of war camp, POW camp

Meaning #2: camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects
  Synonyms: work camp, prison farm

Prison camp may be:

• Concentration or internment camp
• Federal prison camp, low-security facility among those on list of U.S. federal prisons
• Labor camp
• Death or extermination camp
• Prisoner-of-war camp

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