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detention camp, detention home, detention house, house of detention
an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
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clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
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pen, penitentiary
a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
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prison, prison house
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
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reform school, reformatory, training school
correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
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bastille
a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)
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borstal
formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison
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chokey, choky
British slang (dated) for a prison
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holding cell
a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial
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hoosegow, hoosgow
slang for a jail
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house of correction
(formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences
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lockup
jail in a local police station
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nick
(British slang) a prison
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panopticon
a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791
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state prison
a prison maintained by a state of the U.S.
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workhouse
a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
