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open prison

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌopen ˈprison noun [countable] British English  SCJa prison that does not restrict the freedom of prisoners as much as ordinary prisons 〔对囚犯自由限制较少的〕开放式监狱
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open prisonVisits to Parliament and an open prison have given them insights into less accessible subjects.He turned out to have escaped from an open prison in Dorking.Goulais is now in an open prison, where he enjoys special treatment.If anyone deserved a few years in an open prison it was Beamish.Successful inmates can hope to move back to a lower category C security, or even a Category D open prison.She was picked up outside the gates of Askham Grange open prison near York by her son and daughter.He should have returned to the open prison on the tenth of August.
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open prison
ˌopen ˈprison noun [countable] British English
a prison that does not restrict the freedom of prisoners as much as ordinary prisons


open prisonBrE /ˌəʊpən ˈprɪzn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊpən ˈprɪzn/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˌminimum seˈcurity prison) nouna prison in which prisoners have more freedom than in ordinary prisons 开放式监狱(对犯人的自由限制较少)