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military prison

NOUN
penal institution
Synonyms
WEAK
POW camp brig concentration camp dungeon house of detention jail labor camp lockup pen penal colony penitentiary prison prison camp prisoner-of-war camp slammer stockade

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The 80-year-old Nobel laureate has been held in detention - probably in a military prison in the capital Nay Pyi Taw - since she was removed from office in a military coup in 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Then came a transfer to Ofer military prison in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where he said conditions were "beyond imagination".

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

An international group of lawyers has strongly condemned the "illegal" detention of a prominent Burkinabe lawyer and civil society leader in a military prison for more than a year.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

It was rebuilt in the early 20th century as a military prison.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Part of the base had served as a military prison over the years.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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