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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a prison to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or condition that feels restrictive or confining, often metaphorically.
Example: "Living in a small town can sometimes feel like a prison to those who crave adventure and excitement."
Alternatives: "a cage for" or "a confinement for".
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Just 24 prisoners were transferred from a prison to a high-security bed between April and December 2013.
Getting into a prison to talk to a specific prisoner and broadcasting the conversation is illegal.
Oh friends I am a prison to all that lies within me.
On Wednesday, he entered a prison to begin serving a seven-year term for rape.
The facility seemed like a prison to Drew, and while there, he was just another inmate.
Andrea Fraser, 50, will use audio recorded at a prison to contrast different institutional spaces.
A taped conversation catches a gang member apparently calling into a prison to order another member's beating.
CNN claimed that Clementi's room had "become a prison" to him in the days before his death.
When back in London, he volunteered at a prison to teach tatting a form of lace-making to inmates.
The outdoor cells hold inmates when they are being transferred from one area in a prison to another.
When back in London, he volunteered at a prison to teach tatting — a form of lace-making — to inmates.
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