Workhouse - workhouse

Japanese: 労役場 - ろうえきじょう
Workhouse - workhouse
A place attached to a prison where hard labor is imposed as punishment. ※Criminal Law (1907), Article 18: "Anyone who is unable to pay his or her fine in full shall be detained in a hard labor house for a period of one day to one year."

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 刑務所内に付設して、罰としての労役を課する所。※刑法(明治四〇年)(1907)一八条「罰金を完納すること能はさる者は一日以上一年以下の期間之を労役場に留置す」

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