CARCELERAS

adj. prison

n. warder, jailer, prison guard

One of the oldest flamenco song forms originating in the prisons (carceles) of Andalucia. The cante describe the singer's loss and freedom and jail life.
See also TONAS

= jailor [gaoler, -UK], gaoler [jailer, -USA].
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
Ex: Even in prisons nowadays the enlightened gaoler aims at more than custodial retention: he aims at education.