labor camp

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The psychological damage from the labor camp coupled with the oppression of the Communist regime infiltrated the house, where her mother’s constant cleaning and other drudgery was a way of maintaining sanity and order.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

According to Montañez’s lawsuit, he grew up in a Southern California migrant labor camp sharing an 800-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment with his parents and 10 siblings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

According to U.S. officials, King - who chose to serve his time at a labor camp rather than pay the nearly $4,000 fine - has been declared AWOL.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2023

Mr. Helfgott was sent to Schlieben, a Buchenwald sub-camp, leaving his father behind, before spending his final weeks in captivity at the Theresienstadt labor camp and ghetto in Czechoslovakia.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023

I longed for the labor camp, for Ulyushka’s hut, for Andrius.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys