as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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Recent Examples of jailhouse
According to jailhouse surveillance footage obtained by ABC News, the man who fought with Davis appeared to have been waiting alone and unattended in a common area when Davis came walking through with an escort.
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Josh Margolin, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
At the center of the misconduct in the Smith case was the former prosecution’s failure to disclose the use of jailhouse informants Jeffrey Platt and Paul Martin to get a confession from Smith.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
The jailhouse calls, some 20 hours worth, came in 15-minute increments from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, Calif.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Lawyers for Glossip and Drummond argued the notes showed that Sneed told prosecutors he was given lithium after seeing a jailhouse psychiatrist and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Josh Margolin, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
At the center of the misconduct in the Smith case was the former prosecution’s failure to disclose the use of jailhouse informants Jeffrey Platt and Paul Martin to get a confession from Smith.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
The jailhouse calls, some 20 hours worth, came in 15-minute increments from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, Calif.
—Emily Palmer, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Lawyers for Glossip and Drummond argued the notes showed that Sneed told prosecutors he was given lithium after seeing a jailhouse psychiatrist and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailhouse
Noun
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He’s gone after organizations like Special Olympics and the Brevard Zoo with threats of funding cuts, sponsored legislation that could land public officials in jail for doing their jobs and pursued petty personal vendettas.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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Castellanos was kept in jail because there was no monitoring device for him — something out of Tyler’s control — and Chaplin was arrested at an unnamed law enforcement agency’s discretion, the vendor said.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
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Since his detention, Mangione has seen supporters donate thousands of dollars for his defense fund, gifts sent to his prison, and letters showing support and asking for his response.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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In filings Monday, government officials acknowledged the administrative mistake that sent Garcia to a notorious prison in El Salvador.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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In Oklahoma, 56-year-old Wendell Grissom was declared dead by lethal injection at the penitentiary in McAlester at 10:13 a.m.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Salvador's Presidency Press Office via AFP - Getty Images Origins in prison Tren de Aragua began in the 2000s in a notorious penitentiary in north-central Venezuela, where gang leaders at one point had their own zoo, nightclub and bank inside the prison.—
David Noriega,
NBC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailhouse. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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