superjail
nounEtymology From super- + jail.
1
A very large prison.
- 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.1997, Michael H Tonry, Kate Hamilton, Kathleen Hatlestad, Sentencing Reform in Overcrowded Times: A Comparative Perspective:
- However, a Utah-based company, Management and Training Corporation Canada, was found to have violated the province's human rights code in a superjail...2004, Jane Jacobs, Dark Age Ahead: