Refers to a place of confinement or punishment.
El cagatorio fue un lugar donde los prisioneros cumplían sus condenas, a menudo en condiciones inhumanas.
The penal institution was a place where prisoners served their sentences, often under inhumane conditions.
El cagatorio donde lo enviaron era un lugar temido por todos los jóvenes del barrio.
The penal institution where they sent him was a place feared by all the young people in the neighborhood.