Collocations for prison - noun

local
federal
overcrowded
high-security (esp. BrE), maximum-security (esp. AmE), supermax (AmE)
minimum-security (AmE)
closed (BrE), open (esp. BrE)
Open prisons prepare prisoners for life back in the community.

private
women's
debtors' (historical)
military

go to
He went to prison for tax evasion.

put sb in, send sb to, throw sb into
She was sent to prison for leaking state secrets.
He was immediately seized and thrown into prison.

be discharged from, be released from, come out of, get out of
When did he get out of prison?

escape from
A dangerous criminal has escaped from a maximum-security prison.

avoid, escape
You only escaped prison (= escaped being sent to prison) because of your previous good character.

face
She was told by magistrates she could now face prison.

build, design
Building new prisons is not going to help lower our incarceration rate.

operate, run
It is one of several companies running private prisons across Britain.

sentence, term
cell, hospital, yard
conditions
population
inmate
authorities, chaplain, governor (BrE), guard (esp. AmE), officer (esp. BrE), staff, warden (esp. AmE), warder (BrE)
service (BrE), system
reform

at a/the prison
The police are investigating disturbances at the prison.

in (a/the) prison
How long has her father been in prison?
There have been riots in the prison.