minimum security prison
noun
: a prison in which prisoners are allowed more freedom than in most other prisons because they are not considered dangerous or likely to escape
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As a minimum security prison, Algoa largely houses people who are nearing the end of their sentences.
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Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
In addition to gambling and a five-month sentence to a minimum security prison for federal income tax evasion, Rose was accused of statutory rape in 2017.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Stewart spent five months in a minimum security prison for charges related to insider trading.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
The Mill Creek facility was a minimum security prison located just a few miles outside of the city of Salem, on an unfenced property covering around 2,000 acres, according to the department.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 July 2024
Last year, four prisoners escaped from a minimum security prison in Hopewell, Virginia.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 31 May 2023
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Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
In addition to gambling and a five-month sentence to a minimum security prison for federal income tax evasion, Rose was accused of statutory rape in 2017.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Stewart spent five months in a minimum security prison for charges related to insider trading.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
The Mill Creek facility was a minimum security prison located just a few miles outside of the city of Salem, on an unfenced property covering around 2,000 acres, according to the department.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 July 2024
Last year, four prisoners escaped from a minimum security prison in Hopewell, Virginia.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 31 May 2023
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“Minimum security prison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minimum%20security%20prison. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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