laogai
noun
lao·gai ˈlau̇-ˈgī 
plural laogai
: the penal system of China consisting of a network of labor camps
also : such a labor camp
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web That diluted Western opposition to the party’s retention of an iron grip on political power or the existence of the laogai — gulag — to which political and religious dissidents were sent. 
Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review, 23 July 2019 Instead, there is torture, a sham trial, and a gulag (called laogai). Nr Editors, National Review, 20 June 2019
Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review, 23 July 2019 Instead, there is torture, a sham trial, and a gulag (called laogai). Nr Editors, National Review, 20 June 2019 Word History
Etymology
Chinese (Beijing) láogǎi reform through labor, short for láodòng gǎizào, from láodòng work, labor + gǎizào transform, reform
First Known Use
1983, in the meaning defined above