sally port
noun
1
: a gate or passage in a fortified place for use by troops making a sortie
2
: a secure entryway (as at a prison) that consists of a series of doors or gates
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The most notable addition is a covered sally port with 14-foot fencing and privacy slats.
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Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Today, visitors can walk through the remains, including the original cells, guard tower, dark cell, library, sally port and cemetery.
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Kristina Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
The app is being removed a little more than a week after a 29-year-old Texas man, Joshua Jahn, opened fire on people at a Dallas ICE facility sally port, killing two detainees.
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Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
Authorities identified 29-year-old Joshua Jahn as the suspect who climbed onto a roof nearby and fired at the ICE facility, striking the detainees in a van in a sally port, before taking his own life.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Today, visitors can walk through the remains, including the original cells, guard tower, dark cell, library, sally port and cemetery.
—
Kristina Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
The app is being removed a little more than a week after a 29-year-old Texas man, Joshua Jahn, opened fire on people at a Dallas ICE facility sally port, killing two detainees.
—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
Authorities identified 29-year-old Joshua Jahn as the suspect who climbed onto a roof nearby and fired at the ICE facility, striking the detainees in a van in a sally port, before taking his own life.
—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Sally port.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sally%20port. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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