JAILHOUSE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

jailhouse

noun

ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s

Definition of jailhouse

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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outside

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Recent Examples of jailhouse On Friday, Rodriquez Singh halted a jailhouse interview with CBS News Texas. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 15 May 2026 According to the petition and jailhouse records, Williams wasn’t booked in the jail on anything other than the immigration detainer. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026 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. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 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 See All Example Sentences for jailhouse

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Noun

Young is being held in the Wyandotte County Detention Center on a $500,000 bond, according to the jail’s inmate listing.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
That includes more than $1 billion to renovate the troubled Rice Street jail and a $300 million commitment to building a new hospital in southern Fulton County.

— Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of jail

Noun

The two each now face 15 years to life in state prison, if convicted of second-degree murder; or a lesser sentence of up to 11 years per count if convicted of voluntary manslaughter.

— Darrell Smith July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
My fiancé’s older brother is in prison for felony indecency with a child.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 July 2026

Definition of prison

Noun

Hodge says he was abused in multiple federal penitentiaries, but was frequently blocked from filing complaints about it.

— Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026
The red-brick Hoshinoya Nara Prison was built in 1908 and, as its name makes quite clear, was previously a penitentiary.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of penitentiary

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