barracks

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An inside student might say that prisons in eastern Oregon used to be mental institutions and Army barracks; an outside student might speak about modernity and the need for discipline and control under capitalism.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

He had only seen her once since his arrest, in the immediate aftermath of his detention when she followed him to the barracks where he was initially held.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

L/Cpl Ryan Rudd, 28, was last seen in the early hours of 15 February on a night out at the New Inn in Selby and did not return to his barracks at Catterick Garrison.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Besides the chapel, they are a trolley station, a wing of barracks and the superintendent’s and governor’s residences.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

As in Płaszów, men and women were housed in separate barracks, but unlike Płaszów, we were allowed to visit each other.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson