Examples of jailhouse in a Sentence
received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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Malcolm's jailhouse conversion to the Nation of Islam was conjured up at Rahway State Penitentiary in New Jersey.
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CBS News, 2 May 2025
This week's episode of 20/20 focuses on the case and includes Moore, who was convicted of Shakespeare’s murder, exclusively speaking in a jailhouse call with ABC News’ Matt Gutman.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The American Civil Liberties Union and a group of community activists have dropped their 2018 lawsuit accusing the Orange County Sheriff’s Department of continuing to illegally use jailhouse informants.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
See footage of Keefe D’s jailhouse interview below.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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CBS News, 2 May 2025
This week's episode of 20/20 focuses on the case and includes Moore, who was convicted of Shakespeare’s murder, exclusively speaking in a jailhouse call with ABC News’ Matt Gutman.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The American Civil Liberties Union and a group of community activists have dropped their 2018 lawsuit accusing the Orange County Sheriff’s Department of continuing to illegally use jailhouse informants.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
See footage of Keefe D’s jailhouse interview below.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jailhouse
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailhouse. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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jailhouse
noun
jail·house
ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s 
: jail
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