room and board with Uncle Sam

room and board with Uncle Sam
   American
   imprisonment
   In a federal penitentiary, from the shared letters U and S:
    Using narcotics without a licence can get you room and board with Uncle Sam. (Chandler, 1993)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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