labor camp

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From there he was transferred to a labor camp, where breakfast was raw, ground horse meat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The state Supreme Court unanimously overturned their trespassing convictions two years later, cementing that labor camp residents have a right to receive visitors and information about community services.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

According to U.S. officials, King - who chose to serve his time at a labor camp rather than pay the nearly $4,000 fine - has been declared AWOL.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2023

Most of his time is focused on writing poetry and prose, including a memoir about his time in a Chinese labor camp.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Then, days later, when the clouds disappeared and the sun emerged, the lake began to split into hundreds of small puddles throughout the labor camp.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez