megaprison

English

Etymology

From mega- +‎ prison.

Noun

megaprison (plural megaprisons)

1. (informal) An extremely large prison.

   Synonym: megajail

   • 2023 May 17, Tara John, “Security forces in El Salvador surround town after officer is killed”, in CNN‎:

     Some 64,000 people have been arrested since the state of emergency began, some of whom have been transferred to a megaprison earlier this year.

   • 2024 January 25, Iván Ulchur-Rota, “When Chaos Erupted in Ecuador, Disinformation Followed”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 January 2024:

     More than 3,000 people have been arrested since Jan. 9. The police have even released images of some detainees stripped down to their underwear, recalling images from Mr. Bukele's infamous megaprisons.