| Main Entry: | penal institution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | correctional facility |
Synonyms: |
POW camp, brig, concentration camp, dungeon, house of detention, jail, labor camp, lockup, military prison, pen, penal colony, penitentiary, prison, prison camp, prisoner-of-war camp, slammer, stockade |
| 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: | penitentiary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jail |
Synonyms: |
big house, campus, can*, college, cooler, correctional institution, inside*, joint*, lockup, pen*, penal institution, prison, reformatory, slammer, stockade |
| Main Entry: | prison |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | residence for incarcerating criminals |
Synonyms: |
G, bastille, can*, clink, confinement, cooler, dungeon, guardhouse, jail, keep, lockup, pen*, penal institution, penitentiary, reformatory, slammer, statesville, stockade, up the river |
| Main Entry: | reformatory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reform school |
Synonyms: |
boot camp, cooler, correctional facility, correctional institution, jail, penal institution, penitentiary, prison, training school |
| Main Entry: | stockade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enclosure; jail |
Synonyms: |
barrier, cage, camp, can*, cell, clink, cooler, coop, corral, detention camp, dungeon, fence, jailhouse, joint*, pen, penal institution, penitentiary, pound, prison, protection, slammer, sty |
| 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 |