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
This legal action is completely separate from the criminal case against Davis, who is currently imprisoned at Nevada’s High Desert State Prison due to jailhouse fight convictions.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
The analysis was conducted by an expert in jailhouse medical care who reviewed hundreds of pages of Armor’s internal death reports gained through discovery.
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Nichole Manna,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2026
Those included a $9 million payout to the parents of Charles Agster III, after a federal jury found Arpaio and jailhouse nurses negligent in his death.
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Jonathan Van Harmelen,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
The jailhouse tropes extend to Nick’s fellow inmates who sing like angels.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jailhouse
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
The analysis was conducted by an expert in jailhouse medical care who reviewed hundreds of pages of Armor’s internal death reports gained through discovery.
—
Nichole Manna,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2026
Those included a $9 million payout to the parents of Charles Agster III, after a federal jury found Arpaio and jailhouse nurses negligent in his death.
—
Jonathan Van Harmelen,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
The jailhouse tropes extend to Nick’s fellow inmates who sing like angels.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jailhouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailhouse
Noun
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The driver of the fleeing vehicle was booked into the Wyandotte County Detention Center, according to the jail’s inmate listing.
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Epstein served about 13 months in a Florida jail, and was often permitted to leave the jail on work release.
Noun
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The pair, who were detained in March, had already spent four months in prison prior to the punishment, which ultimately reduced their sentence from 25 lashes to 21, the AP said.
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Taylor, 30, now faces a potential sentence of life in prison.
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Two years ago, a judge freed Anthony Bailey after 27 years in the federal penitentiary, giving him a second chance at life.
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After a federal jury voted to convict him in early 2024, Hernández was sent to a notorious high-security penitentiary in West Virginia to serve his time.
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailhouse. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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