superjail

English

Etymology

super- +‎ jail

Noun

superjail (plural superjails)

1. A very large prison.
   • 1997, Michael H Tonry, Kate Hamilton, Kathleen Hatlestad, Sentencing Reform in Overcrowded Times: A Comparative Perspective

     Plans are afoot to build a superjail to hold intractable prisoners, and the state is adding another 500 cells to the prison system to cope with overcrowding.

   • 2004, Jane Jacobs, Dark Age Ahead:

     However, a Utah-based company, Management and Training Corporation Canada, was found to have violated the province's human rights code in a superjail...

Anagrams

• jail purse