at a/the prison

Frequency: 6.04.8 per million words

Used to talk about events or location at the prison building.

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Examples (10)

  • The police are investigating disturbances at the prison.
  • Security measures were tightened at a local prison after the escape attempt.
  • Visitors must register their details at the prison entrance.
  • A new rehabilitation program was launched at the prison last month.
  • Many volunteers work at a nearby prison, helping inmates with education.
  • Protests were held peacefully at the prison gates yesterday.
  • The documentary crew spent a week filming at a maximum-security prison.
  • Officials confirmed that the fire started at the prison's kitchen facility.
  • She works as a counselor at a women's prison.
  • All packages are thoroughly inspected at the prison before delivery to inmates.