as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the citadel was later converted into a bridewell to house the city's growing criminal population
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Denver Broncos linebackers coach Michael Wilhoite was arrested in Denver on a charge of second-degree assault on a peace officer on Sunday, jail records showed.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025 -
Last June, surveillance footage of Chop fighting a man in jail leaked.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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The complaints at Lee mirror accounts from what was then a federal penitentiary, USP Thomson in Illinois, especially the overuse of four-point restraints.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2024
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Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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In 2018, President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who had served 22 years for drug trafficking and money laundering charges.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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After enduring a lengthy trial, being sentenced to 10 years in prison and spending some time behind bars, Tortora’s conviction was eventually fully overturned by Italy’s Supreme Court in 1987 amid widespread belief that the TV host had been the victim of corrupt judges and prosecutors.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Bridewell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridewell. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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