Sing Sing en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪŋ sɪŋ/
Etymology
From the former name of the town where it is located, Ossining.
Meanings
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A maximum-security prison in New York State.
Both Mrs. Wellington and Mrs. Patton are African-American. At Sing Sing, only 10 of the female officers are white; 138 are black and 26 are Hispanic. The great majority of the inmates are black and Hispanic.
2002 April 21, Marek Fuchs, “The Women Of Sing Sing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN: