| Main Entry: | house of correction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | correctional facility |
Synonyms: |
borstal, detention center, detention home, house of detention, reform school, reformatory |
| Main Entry: | jail |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for incarceration |
Synonyms: |
bastille, black hole, brig, bullpen, can*, cell, clink, cooler, detention camp, dungeon, house of correction, inside*, jailhouse, joint*, lockup, pen, penal institution, penitentiary, pound, prison, rack, reformatory, slammer, solitary*, stir*, stockade, up the river |
| Notes: | a jail is a short-term detention facility for those awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses; a prison or penitentiary is a long-term detention facility for those convicted of major offenses |
| Main Entry: | big house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | penal institution |
Synonyms: |
big cage, big house, big school, brig, calaboose, can, city hotel, cooler, coop, correctional institution, detention facility, house of correction, house of detention, icebox, jail, joint, penitentiary, prison, slammer, tank, the river |
| Main Entry: | reform school |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | school for troubled youth |
Synonyms: |
boot camp, borstal, house of correction, military school, reformatory, training school |
| Main Entry: | pokey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jail |
Synonyms: |
bastille, black hole, brig, bullpen, can*, cell, clink, cooler, detention camp, dungeon, house of correction, inside*, jailhouse, joint*, keep, lockup, pen, penal institution, penitentiary, pound, prison, rack, reformatory, slammer, solitary*, stir*, stockade, up the river |