superjail

English

Etymology

super- + jail

Noun

superjail (plural superjails)

  1. A very large prison.
    • 1997, Michael H Tonry, Kate Hamilton, Kathleen Hatlestad, Sentencing Reform in Overcrowded Times: A Comparative Perspective
      Plans are afoot to build a superjail to hold intractable prisoners, and the state is adding another 500 cells to the prison system to cope with overcrowding.
    • 2004, Jane Jacobs, Dark Age Ahead
      However, a Utah-based company, Management and Training Corporation Canada, was found to have violated the province's human rights code in a superjail...

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