[ US /ˈdʒeɪɫˌhaʊs/ ]
[ UK /d‍ʒˈe‍ɪlha‍ʊs/ ]
NOUN
  1. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
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How To Use jailhouse In A Sentence

  • So, when he first landed at LAX, and made the trek to the -- to the jailhouse, which is behind me, he began making statements. CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2006
  • VELEZ-MITCHELL: As for Jose Baez, he is also at war, still fighting to keep that video of Casey ` s so-called jailhouse meltdown under seal. CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2009
  • It was a classic jailhouse romance: a manipulative crook grooming a "cleanskin" woman so she would front for him to obtain guns, cars and rental properties.
  • I lay back and he looked at me for a moment and then realized I'd been making a jailhouse joke. SNOWJOB
  • Illinois is pondering legislation that would require pretrial reliability hearings before prosecutors could use jailhouse informants as witnesses.
  • He was pulling a jailhouse act, giving away nothing, acting tough. SNOWJOB
  • I had them placed into protective custody at the jailhouse in Hamburg.
  • What's next, jailhouse pubs and brothels for the lags?
  • Scull is using jailhouse informants to testify that Wooten confessed to them.
  • The first morning they visited the jailhouse, two prisoners were behind bars.
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