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Examples of jailhouse in a Sentence
received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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The oddity that could be creepy and off-putting in the first series plays here, mainly in jailhouse videos, as more childlike and puckish.
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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
The prosecution, without elaborating, raised an issue in open court involving Crumbley's jailhouse communications, though Crumbley's lawyer immediately objected to the issue being made public, and the judge also warned that the media would be writing about it.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
James never took the stand, but his jailhouse phone calls were filled with anger and threats toward the prosecutors.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
In a jailhouse call the day after her arrest to her now-estranged husband, Kevin Franke – who had stopped living in the family home a year before – Ruby said most people would not understand her actions.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Gypsy and Anderson — who first connected in 2020 – tied the knot in a July 21, 2022, jailhouse ceremony with no guests.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
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
The prosecution, without elaborating, raised an issue in open court involving Crumbley's jailhouse communications, though Crumbley's lawyer immediately objected to the issue being made public, and the judge also warned that the media would be writing about it.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
James never took the stand, but his jailhouse phone calls were filled with anger and threats toward the prosecutors.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
In a jailhouse call the day after her arrest to her now-estranged husband, Kevin Franke – who had stopped living in the family home a year before – Ruby said most people would not understand her actions.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Gypsy and Anderson — who first connected in 2020 – tied the knot in a July 21, 2022, jailhouse ceremony with no guests.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailhouse. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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jailhouse
noun
jail·house
ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s 
: jail
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