Collocations for prison - noun

local | overcrowded | high-security, maximum-security, top-security | closed | open
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 high-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.

sentence, term | cell, hospital | conditions | population | authorities, governor, inmate, officer, staff, warder | service, system

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

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