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Recent Examples of jailbirds
But these jailbirds aren’t using their own fingers to fire off missives or create clones.
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Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailbirds
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In New York, guards who brutalized prisoners or covered it up were rarely fired.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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The bill’s author, Phil Ting, said at the time the bill was a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which sickened tens of thousands of prisoners and killed over 200.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Contact with the criminal justice system lowers political trust, which in turn reduces the likelihood of political engagement among ex-convicts.—
Kevin B. Smith,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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He had been placed in Atascadero State Hospital, a maximum-security prison for mentally ill convicts located between Los Angeles and San Francisco.—
Costa Beavin Pappas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The American Civil Liberties Union and federal public defenders said inmates' rights had been violated and there were stabbings, suicides and even one homicide.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Conditions at the facility deteriorated in its final year of operation, as chronic violence and the stockpiling of weapons and drugs threatened the safety of employees and inmates.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Jailbirds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailbirds. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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