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received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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Some of his friends also collected drawings of clowns on jailhouse envelopes sent by their dads.
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Frank Rojas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The Power of Sheriffs in Mississippi For years the state ignored or was unaware of allegations of jailhouse rape, brutal beatings and corrupt acts by sheriffs and their deputies.
—Nate Rosenfield, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
One defendant, charged with attacking police officers with a baseball bat, even promoted an A.I. video of inmates in orange jumpsuits parading triumphantly out of jailhouse doors.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Russell makes for an appealing, down-to-earth Santa Claus who feels at home in any situation, including a bar, a car chase, and a jailhouse musical number.
—EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Frank Rojas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The Power of Sheriffs in Mississippi For years the state ignored or was unaware of allegations of jailhouse rape, brutal beatings and corrupt acts by sheriffs and their deputies.
—Nate Rosenfield, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
One defendant, charged with attacking police officers with a baseball bat, even promoted an A.I. video of inmates in orange jumpsuits parading triumphantly out of jailhouse doors.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Russell makes for an appealing, down-to-earth Santa Claus who feels at home in any situation, including a bar, a car chase, and a jailhouse musical number.
—EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailhouse. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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jailhouse
noun
jail·house
ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s 
: jail
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