"Club Fed" is a derisive term used inNorth America to refer to aprison whose accommodations are seen as less severe than many other prisons.Club Fed is apun on the "Club Med" chain ofall-inclusive resorts. The 1999 movieOffice Space made a reference to this style of prison by referring to it as a "white-collar, minimum-security resort." However, later in the film, a lawyer rebuts this view by stating that residents of federal prisons are subject to physical and sexual violence.
In Canada, theJoliette Institution for Women was nicknamed "Club Fed" because of the prison's supposedly luxurious conditions and lax restrictions, claims the prison has denied.[1] Also in Canada, theWilliam Head Institution in British Columbia is known as "Club Fed" due to its pastoral country setting which includes tennis courts, a baseball diamond, and a small golf course.[2][3][4]