house of correction

English Thesaurus

1. (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer,
definition	:	a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) (noun.artifact)