Synonyms and antonyms of Types of prison or detention centre in British Thesaurus

boot camp (noun)

a place where young criminals are treated very strictly and have to do hard physical exercise

borstal (noun)

the old name for a prison in the UK for criminals who are too young to be in an adult prison

brig (noun)

a place on a ship where prisoners are kept, or a small prison

camp (noun)

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

Category A (adjective)

used for describing prisons for these prisoners

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

condemned cell (noun)

in the US, a room for a prisoner who is waiting to be killed

correctional facility (noun)

Americanformal a prison

death camp (noun)

a concentration camp in which prisoners die or are killed

detention centre (noun)

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

detention centre (noun)

a remand centre

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 UK

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

labour camp (noun)

a prison camp where prisoners are forced to do hard physical work, for example breaking up rocks

lockup (noun)

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

open prison (noun)

British a prison in which prisoners are allowed more freedom than in ordinary prisons

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. The people who stay in prison are called prisoners

prison camp (noun)

a place where prisoners are kept during a war

remand centre (noun)

British a place where people are kept while they wait for the date of their trial

remand prison (noun)

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