variants
or less commonly jailor
1
: a keeper of a jail
2
: one that restricts another's liberty as if by imprisonment
Examples of jailer in a Sentence
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The footage shows that former jailer Rafael Moreno placed his knee and body weight on Johnson’s back for around 90 seconds after Johnson had already been subdued and put in handcuffs.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office started investigating Westfall in June 2023 after jail officials reported possible criminal activity by a deputy jailer.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
Last week, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law that requires jailers in the state to check inmates' immigration status.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 May 2024
There are no cameras in the room where inmates are changed, which is where Miller was pepper-sprayed, according to the jailers.
—Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
Records show jailers only learned of the medical emergency after other inmates summoned them for help.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Many of these institutions remain ill-equipped to handle such a task, and the burden often falls on prison staff and health care personnel who struggle with the dual roles of jailer and caregiver in a high-stress, dangerous, often dehumanizing environment.
—Glenn Thrush Carlos Javier Ortiz, New York Times, 5 May 2024
The title phrase is comical, but Swift’s description of a long prison sentence, i.e. years spent with a fickle jailer, sounds dead-serious.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
She was given a prescription, but on April 15, a jailer informed a lieutenant that Masten had been having seizures in her unpadded cell.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office started investigating Westfall in June 2023 after jail officials reported possible criminal activity by a deputy jailer.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
Last week, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law that requires jailers in the state to check inmates' immigration status.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 May 2024
There are no cameras in the room where inmates are changed, which is where Miller was pepper-sprayed, according to the jailers.
—Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
Records show jailers only learned of the medical emergency after other inmates summoned them for help.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Many of these institutions remain ill-equipped to handle such a task, and the burden often falls on prison staff and health care personnel who struggle with the dual roles of jailer and caregiver in a high-stress, dangerous, often dehumanizing environment.
—Glenn Thrush Carlos Javier Ortiz, New York Times, 5 May 2024
The title phrase is comical, but Swift’s description of a long prison sentence, i.e. years spent with a fickle jailer, sounds dead-serious.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
She was given a prescription, but on April 15, a jailer informed a lieutenant that Masten had been having seizures in her unpadded cell.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailer. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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