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In North American English, Club Fed is a term that describes a prison whose accommodations are less severe than many other prisons. The term is a pun on the "Club Med" chain of all-inclusive resorts.
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Differential treatment for white-collar offenders
Because white-collar crimes are committed without violence, they are most likely to garner less severe criminal penalties.[citation needed]
Club Fed in Canada
In Canada, "Club Fed" was used derisively to describe the Joliette Institution For Women, the Joliette prison where serial killer Karla Homolka was held, because of the prison's supposedly luxurious conditions and lax restrictions, claims the prison has denied.[citation needed]
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Categories:- Prisons in the United States
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