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Recent Examples of calaboose Heritage Village includes an 1881 two-cell calaboose from Mokena, the 1856 Wells Corner one-room schoolhouse from Homer Glen, the 1863 Greenho farmhouse from Crest Hill, the 1881 Wabash railroad depot from Symerton and a Lockport smokehouse. Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2022 Lachenais was arrested and secured in the local calaboose, but a vigilance committee descended upon the jail and tore Lachenais out of his cell. Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, 19 Aug. 2020 Brooks was escorted to the calaboose and thrown into the main holding tank with the other prisoners. Skip Hollandsworth, Esquire, 5 Apr. 2016 All Chenneville had to do was ride up on his horse, remove the smoking gun or bloody knife from the killer's hand, and drag him to the calaboose—the local jail, which was just down the hall from the police department. Skip Hollandsworth, Esquire, 5 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calaboose
Noun
  • Repeat offenders could face 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine, or sometimes both.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • In the years since, John has been arrested several times and served jail time for violence against two different women, per The New York Times.
    Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The Torchlight Tour at Fremantle Prison takes visitors into the cells, tunnels, and courtyards of the prison, all by handheld light, with guides recounting the stories of those imprisoned in the 19th-century penitentiary.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
  • But their attempts to address more fundamental corruption backfire; many interpret their pragmatic cooperation with the government as carrying water for Juan Orlando Hernández, a strongman president later exposed as a drug trafficker who is now serving a 45-year sentence in a U.S. penitentiary.
    Katherine Corcoran, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Under the terms of the agreement, Judge Julie Lugo, who presides in the 372nd District Court, sentenced Wolfe to 40 years in prison.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
  • Joseph Suarez is expected to receive 28 years in prison and won’t be eligible for parole for 14 years.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025

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“Calaboose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calaboose. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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