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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Recent Examples of jailhouse
South Florida Michelin-star chef charged with witness tampering after jailhouse phone calls
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Dave Hyde: Is anyone better than Playoff Sam Bennett right now?
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South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Stanley, who is related to the young victim in the 2018 case, confessed to killing Cogswell during a shocking jailhouse interview last week with WBND, the ABC station in South Bend.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Key testimony called into question The prosecution of Davis was largely pinned on Hart’s confession and the testimony of others present when Slone was killed, as well as a jailhouse informant who told police Davis confessed while at the Butler County Jail.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The use of jailhouse snitches has become increasingly controversial.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Stanley, who is related to the young victim in the 2018 case, confessed to killing Cogswell during a shocking jailhouse interview last week with WBND, the ABC station in South Bend.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Key testimony called into question The prosecution of Davis was largely pinned on Hart’s confession and the testimony of others present when Slone was killed, as well as a jailhouse informant who told police Davis confessed while at the Butler County Jail.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The use of jailhouse snitches has become increasingly controversial.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailhouse
Noun
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The Associated Press in 2021 investigated how the technology landed a Chicago grandfather in jail after it was used as evidence to charge him with murder, with a judge later dismissing the case due to insufficient evidence.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Last year, Estrada was already in county jail for unrelated reasons when he was arrested on suspicion of Coriz’s murder.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He was sentenced to a term of five months to 20 years in prison and ordered to be removed to Laos in 2007.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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After pleading guilty, Lewis was sentenced to 2½ years in prison in addition to a no-contact order that bans him from Fever games and facilities.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
6 May 2025
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In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian glide bomb attack on a local penitentiary killed 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others in one of the deadliest strikes in the region to date.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailhouse. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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