"prison farm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prison farms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prison farm (plural prison farms)
  1. A large correctional facility in which convicts are forced to do manual labor, largely in open air. Categories (topical): Crime Synonyms: honor farm [US]
    Sense id: en-prison_farm-en-noun-fvFLCpv4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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