Synonyms and antonyms of Types of prison or detention center in American Thesaurus

boot camp (noun)

a place where young prisoners or young people are treated very strictly and have to do hard physical exercise

brig (noun)

a place on a ship where prisoners are kept

brig (noun)

Americaninformal a small prison, especially one where soldiers are kept for short periods

camp (noun)

a place with tents or other shelters for people such as soldiers or prisoners to live in

cell (noun)

a small room where a prisoner is kept

concentration camp (noun)

a place like a prison where ordinary people are kept during a war and where they have to live in very unpleasant conditions

correctional facility (noun)

Americanformal a prison

death camp (noun)

a concentration camp in which prisoners die or are killed

detention center (noun)

a special prison for young people

detention center (noun)

a place where people who have come into a country without permission are kept while the government decides whether they can stay

dungeon (noun)

a dark underground room in a castle that was used as a prison in the past

gaol ()

a British spelling of jail

gulag (noun)

a prison camp used in the past in the Soviet Union, where prisoners were kept in very bad conditions

HMP (abbreviation)

Her/His Majesty's Prison: used in names of prisons in the U.K.

jail (noun)

a place where people are put after they have been arrested, or where people go as punishment for a crime

jailhouse (noun)

American a jail

labor camp (noun)

a prison camp where prisoners are forced to do hard physical work

lockup (noun)

a small prison in a town, where the police can keep a criminal for a short period of time

penitentiary (noun)

a prison for people who have committed serious crimes

prison (noun)

an institution where people are kept as punishment for committing a crime. A large prison is called a penitentiary and the people who are kept there are called prisoners

prison camp (noun)

a place where prisoners are kept during a war

reform school (noun)

Americanold-fashioned a place where young people are sent to live when they have committed a crime

remand prison (noun)

a special prison, or part of a normal prison, that is used to detain remand prisoners