Gefängnis 
nhà tù 
prison like: Gefängnis → →
das Gefängnis ☊ 
nhà tù ☊ 
☊ die Gefängniszelle ☊ xà lim ☊ ☊ Gefängnis ☊ 监狱 ☊ jiānyù Gefängniszelle ☊ 牢房 ☊ láo fáng Oh, das war wohl mal das Gefängnis. ☊ Ồ, trước kia nó là nhà tù. ☊ (Lektion 17, Nr. 195) + adv./prep.: If you go on like this you'll end up in prison. ☊ end up ☊
escape from sb/sth: He escaped from prison this morning. ☊ escape ☊
He walked out of jail a free man. ☊ free ☊
to go to prison (= to be sent there as punishment for a crime) ☊ go ☊
a prison governor ☊ governor ☊
The judge sentenced him to five years in prison. ☊ judge ☊
He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp (= a type of prison where people have to do hard physical work). ☊ labour ☊
He's been in prison, you know—not that it matters (= that information does not affect my opinion of him). ☊ matter ☊
a maximum security prison ☊ maximum ☊
the narrow confines of prison life ☊ narrow ☊
a customs/prison/welfare officer ☊ officer ☊
He threw all those that opposed him into prison. ☊ oppose ☊
He spent five years in prison for his opposition to the regime. ☊ opposition ☊
They'll be out (= of prison) on bail in no time. ☊ out ☊
He was a political prisoner (= one who was put in prison because he was thought to be harmful to the state). ☊ political ☊
He was sent to prison for five years. ☊ prison ☊
She is in prison, awaiting trial. ☊ prison ☊
to be released from prison ☊ prison ☊
a maximum-security prison ☊ prison ☊
the problem of overcrowding in prisons ☊ prison ☊
Ten prison officers and three inmates needed hospital treatment following the riot. ☊ prison ☊
the prison service/system ☊ prison ☊
The government insists that 'prison works' and plans to introduce a tougher sentencing policy for people convicted of violent crime. ☊ prison ☊
She can expect an early release from prison. ☊ release ☊
a high/maximum security prison (= for dangerous criminals) ☊ security ☊
to send sb to prison/boarding school ☊ send ☊
a jail/prison sentence ☊ sentence ☊
the prison service ☊ service ☊
a state prison/hospital/university, etc. ☊ state ☊
She was jailed for supplying drugs. ☊ supply ☊
He faces a maximum prison/jail term of 25 years. ☊ term ☊
Ten years of prison had turned him into an old man. ☊ turn sb/sth (from sth) into sth ☊
Violence broke out/erupted inside the prison last night. ☊ violence ☊
The news of his release from prison added further to her worries. ☊ worry ☊
the prison yard ☊ yard ☊