as in penitentiaries
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the citadel was later converted into a bridewell to house the city's growing criminal population
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When their leaders were jailed, the fight for control migrated directly into penitentiaries.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
10 Dec. 2025 -
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 virus can spread very quickly in closed and crowded environments, including schools, child care centers, hospitals, nursing homes, jails and cruise ships, according to the state Public Health Department.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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Murrill has asked a federal judge to strike down the sheriff’s department policy prohibiting jails from holding immigration detainees.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
7 Dec. 2025
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Beyond the prisons, religious life in Cuba is shrinking under pressure.—
Oscar Biscet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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By the mid-2000s, PCC dominated São Paulo’s prisons.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Boomers stayed in the workforce longer than expected, retired later, and held on to big houses as starter homes disappeared beneath them.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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However, a lot of big houses have been built on smallish lots.—
Richard Dahlberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Bridewells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridewells. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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