as in jails
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
told harrowing stories of his years spent in the big house
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Noun
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The other models generally allow jails to hold inmates for 72 hours beyond the time state law would require them to be released to give ICE time to pick them up.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Detainees are currently sent to distant jails in Vernon and Johnson County.—
PJ Green
September 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After his conviction, Gray was sent to Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country at the time.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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The News & Observer reported that the task force made recommendations on, among other things, implementing cashless bail for nonviolent misdemeanors and keeping pregnant women safe in prisons.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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On August 18, 2016, Sally Yates, Obama’s attorney general announced that the Justice Department would be looking to phase out the use of private prisons.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Big houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20houses. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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