Examples of jailhouse in a Sentence
received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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Sanders, in a motion to the court, accused the initial prosecutor in the case, Tony Rackauckas, of manipulating evidence dealing with jailhouse informants.
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Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Court records weren't immediately available in that case, but Luchin admitted to attempting to rob a bank in jailhouse interviews at the time.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Young Thug has been at the center of controversy over the past several days, as recordings of jailhouse calls made while he was incarcerated during the YSL trial have leaked online.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
The premise is a grabber: A mechanic believes he’s run into the cruel jailhouse captor from his past and takes matters into his own hands.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Court records weren't immediately available in that case, but Luchin admitted to attempting to rob a bank in jailhouse interviews at the time.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Young Thug has been at the center of controversy over the past several days, as recordings of jailhouse calls made while he was incarcerated during the YSL trial have leaked online.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
The premise is a grabber: A mechanic believes he’s run into the cruel jailhouse captor from his past and takes matters into his own hands.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailhouse. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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jailhouse
noun
jail·house
ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s 
: jail
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