Club Fed
White-collar detention nickname
Club Fed is slang for a minimum-security federal prison, especially one perceived as having relatively comfortable conditions.
The term sarcastically compares such facilities to Club Med resorts, suggesting that white-collar criminals and other nonviolent offenders serve time in cushy surroundings with amenities like tennis courts or good food.
The hedge fund manager got eighteen months at Club Fed.
The nickname reflects public cynicism about whether wealthy or connected inmates face real punishment.
- leisure activitiesPursuits during free time
- minimum securityLeast restrictive custody level
- satireMockery exposing vice
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- white-collar crimeBusiness fraud offenses
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Club Fedmaximum security prison
Highest-level detention facility
maximum-security prison · hard time · the hole · solitary confinement · Alcatraz
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