open prison
noun[C]
UKuk/ˌəʊ.pən ˈprɪz.ən/us/ˌoʊ.pən ˈprɪz.ən/(USminimum-security prison)aprisonwhereprisonershave morefreedomthan in othertypesofprisonsbecause they are notconsidereddangerousand aretrustednot toescape:
He has beentransferredfrom anopenprisonto ahighersecurityjail.
Manyinmateswho would have beensenttoopenprisonsareinsteadbeingletout onelectronictags.
- He is now in anopenprisonand isallowedout byday, topreparehim forrehabilitation.
- Even anopenprisonis stillprison.
- Theopenprisonhouses480inmates, all of whom are Category D low-riskoffenders.
Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- dungeon
- gaol
- gaoler
- halfway house
- nick
- panopticon
- penal colony
- penitentiary
- prison
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
- the gulag
- warder
- young offender institution