Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with prison in British Collocation
prison
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
leave prison
Our aim must be wherever possible that those leaving prison have a job on release.
avoid prison
Some footballers have escaped prison simply because they were high-profile professional sportsmen.
run a prison
go to prison
Key recommendations include early interventions to prevent young people with a mental illness entering prison.
send someone to prison
More women are sent to prison for shoplifting than anything else.
escape from prison
Marsh’s wife helps the criminal duo to escape from prison.
official
Rioting left ten prison officers and three inmates injured.
period of punishment
A Spanish court has condemned an employer to a three-year prison sentence following a fatal accident for which he was held responsible.
person being punished
The total prison population of this country is about 75,000.
room
The prison cells smelt of damp.
conditions
Prison conditions are growing progressively worse as the government fails to tackle overcrowding.