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prison state

noun

prison state

noun
1

Government, Politics A state that severely restricts the freedom of its citizens.

  • Lim Ŭn does not attempt to portray the gigantic prison state that is Kim's North Korea, […]1982, Ŭn Lim, The Founding of a Dynasty: An Authentic Biography of Kim Il-sŏng, page 328:

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