Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation

by Gustavus Hindman Miller
To dream of a penitentiary, denotes you will have engagements which will, unfortunately, result in your loss.

To be an inmate of one, foretells discontent in the home and failing business.

To escape from one, you will overcome difficult obstacles.

New American Dream Dictionary

by Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin
1. The part of self reserved for regrets, guilt and pun­ishment, usually a source of obstacles and the failure to reach potential.

2. Loss of reputation, embarrassment in the offing.

3. Feeling trapped.

4. Difficulty in communication.

Little Giant Encyclopedia

by Klaus Vollmar
A dream about obstacles, as in Prison, Cage—only more severe.