JAILHOUSE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

jailhouse

noun

ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s

Definition of jailhouse

as in jail

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse

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outside

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Recent Examples of jailhouse Watkins told me in our jailhouse interview in 2018 that Cherica Adams was actually the fifth person he had been hired to kill. — Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026 Since the documentary was released on May 15, police have released text messages between Shirilla and her boyfriend, Russo, as well as jailhouse calls and bodycam footage from the day of the crash, according to Fox 8. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026 As more information came to light about the misuse of jailhouse informants that had been central to Goethals rulings, the challenge to his seat rapidly lost momentum, and the prospective challenger opted not to run against him. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 21 May 2026 On Friday, Rodriquez Singh halted a jailhouse interview with CBS News Texas. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for jailhouse

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Noun

His mother was held in jail overnight before being released Thursday on $75,000 bail, officials said.

— Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Having already served a yearlong jail sentence for an Orinda bank robbery in 2018, Luchin was indicted last year on charges of attempting to rob three San Francisco banks in the same day.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of jail

Noun

Linares-Rea faces up to 20 years in prison for each wire fraud count and two years for each identity theft count, prosecutors said.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Sandford pleaded guilty to federal firearm and disruption charges and was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of prison

Noun

On this day in 1934, Alcatraz welcomed its first civilian prisoners, a group of 14 from the federal penitentiary on McNeil Island, Washington.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
From 1873 to 1991, the island served as Costa Rica’s principal penitentiary, where some of the country’s worst criminals were sent to serve often short and torturous sentences.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of penitentiary

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