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Recent Examples of calaboose Heritage Village includes an 1881 two-cell calaboose from Mokena, the 1856 Wells Corner one-room schoolhouse from Homer Glen, the 1863 Greenho farmhouse from Crest Hill, the 1881 Wabash railroad depot from Symerton and a Lockport smokehouse. Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2022 Lachenais was arrested and secured in the local calaboose, but a vigilance committee descended upon the jail and tore Lachenais out of his cell. Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, 19 Aug. 2020 Brooks was escorted to the calaboose and thrown into the main holding tank with the other prisoners. Skip Hollandsworth, Esquire, 5 Apr. 2016 All Chenneville had to do was ride up on his horse, remove the smoking gun or bloody knife from the killer's hand, and drag him to the calaboose—the local jail, which was just down the hall from the police department. Skip Hollandsworth, Esquire, 5 Apr. 2016
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Noun
  • Following Shelia's arrest, she was held in jail without bail, per MetroNews.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 6 July 2025
  • On June 23, 2012, the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, convicted Chávez of the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol and sentenced him to 13 days in jail and 36 months’ probation.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Her various occupations, paid and unpaid, included teaching convicts at an area penitentiary and substitute-teaching in junior high.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe Trump had suggested turning Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.
    Heather Knight, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • If convicted, the charges carry sentences that could send her to prison for years.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
  • An ex-con who went to prison for shooting a teenager to death during a birthday party went on to go into business as a gun trafficker in Queens after his release on parole, federal prosecutors say.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025

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“Calaboose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calaboose. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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