prison farm
Definition
- Noun:
- A penal facility where inmates considered low-risk or trustworthy are housed and required to perform agricultural labor or other government projects. A "prison farm" is a type of minimum-security correctional institution that focuses on work, often in farming, as part of the rehabilitation process and to support institutional operations.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The non-violent offender was transferred to a prison farm to work on the vegetable harvest.
- Prison farms aim to teach inmates vocational skills while reducing the cost of their incarceration.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used to discuss penal reform and labor systems.
- The study compared the recidivism rates of inmates from traditional prisons versus those from prison farms.
Variants and Related Words
- Farm camp: A similar term sometimes used interchangeably.
- Work farm: Another common synonym for a low-security prison focusing on labor.
- Penal farm: A more formal variant.
Synonyms
- Work farm
- Farm camp
- Labor camp (Note: This broader term can have different connotations outside the specific penal context.)
Related Phrases
- Prison labor: The general system of work performed by inmates, which is a key feature of a prison farm.
- Minimum-security prison: The security classification typical for a prison farm.
Noun
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a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects
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