: a room (as in a hospital) equipped for relaxation and recreation
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But the dayroom is largely unused. State regulations require jails to offer every person in custody at least 10 hours of weekly out-of-cell time — seven in a dayroom and three in a rec yard.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
The attack occurred just before 7 p.m. in the dayroom of the high-security facility.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
The dayroom was deserted aside from me and a friend, rolling around on the floor.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Templin was on the second-floor balcony overlooking the prison dayroom when he was approached by alleged gang members who accused him of stealing their alcohol, the filing said.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2024
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
The attack occurred just before 7 p.m. in the dayroom of the high-security facility.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
The dayroom was deserted aside from me and a friend, rolling around on the floor.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Templin was on the second-floor balcony overlooking the prison dayroom when he was approached by alleged gang members who accused him of stealing their alcohol, the filing said.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2024
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“Dayroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dayroom. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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