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received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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The Details: Standout amenities: Unique jailhouse architecture, multiple dining options, fitness center.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
Even the terms of Combs’ jailhouse access to a laptop containing defense case materials have been in dispute.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
One of the men accused of operating a street gang alongside Grammy-winning artist Young Thug was stabbed Sunday in a jailhouse brawl.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
The defense has also requested copies of jailhouse surveillance video taken during the search.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
Even the terms of Combs’ jailhouse access to a laptop containing defense case materials have been in dispute.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
One of the men accused of operating a street gang alongside Grammy-winning artist Young Thug was stabbed Sunday in a jailhouse brawl.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
The defense has also requested copies of jailhouse surveillance video taken during the search.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailhouse. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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jailhouse
noun
jail·house
ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s 
: jail
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