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Examples of jailhouse in a Sentence
received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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In 2013, deputies in the Operation Safe Jails program were among those indicted for attempting to hide a jailhouse informant from FBI officials who were using him to investigate jail abuses and corruption.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
But in June 2020, the 3rd District Court of Appeal ordered a new trial because Garcia ruled the sworn statement of a jailhouse witness who said someone else inside lockup bragged about committing the crime was inadmissible during the trial.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Smith’s conviction was overturned in 2021 amid allegations that evidence was withheld that his civil rights were violated through the use of jailhouse informants.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
Introduction In 1940, from a jailhouse in Rouen, France, André Weil wrote one of the most consequential letters of 20th-century mathematics.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
The oddity that could be creepy and off-putting in the first series plays here, mainly in jailhouse videos, as more childlike and puckish.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Days after James Crumbley was sentenced to prison for his role in his son's deadly Oxford High School shooting, authorities released audio recordings of jailhouse calls in which Crumbley allegedly threatened Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
No expense was spared to renovate the jail to surpass its former glory.
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Jailhouse Suites offers four private apartments.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
His conviction was, in large part, the result of testimony from a jailhouse witness with a history of dishonesty who told prosecutors Coones confessed to the crime.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
But in June 2020, the 3rd District Court of Appeal ordered a new trial because Garcia ruled the sworn statement of a jailhouse witness who said someone else inside lockup bragged about committing the crime was inadmissible during the trial.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Smith’s conviction was overturned in 2021 amid allegations that evidence was withheld that his civil rights were violated through the use of jailhouse informants.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
Introduction In 1940, from a jailhouse in Rouen, France, André Weil wrote one of the most consequential letters of 20th-century mathematics.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
The oddity that could be creepy and off-putting in the first series plays here, mainly in jailhouse videos, as more childlike and puckish.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Days after James Crumbley was sentenced to prison for his role in his son's deadly Oxford High School shooting, authorities released audio recordings of jailhouse calls in which Crumbley allegedly threatened Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
No expense was spared to renovate the jail to surpass its former glory.
jailhouse suites, yellow springs, ohio
Jailhouse Suites offers four private apartments.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
His conviction was, in large part, the result of testimony from a jailhouse witness with a history of dishonesty who told prosecutors Coones confessed to the crime.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailhouse. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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jailhouse
noun
jail·house
ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s 
: jail
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