as in penitentiaries
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
hauled the prisoners of war into the guardroom and sent for the doctor on duty
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Noun
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Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026 -
The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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After the October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel by Hamas and the kidnapping of 251 people to Gaza, Ben-Gvir took a series of inflammatory measures that worsened conditions for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.—
Avi Issacharoff,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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The county Sheriff’s Office, which runs the county jails, told this news organization that Castillo was fired in November 2024.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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As the violence dragged on, at least 15 people were killed, hundreds were injured, and more than two thousand were arrested, and pro-independence leaders were transferred to prisons in mainland France.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Nasser Abu Srour on surviving torture in Israel’s prisons (tr.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2026
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“Guardrooms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrooms. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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