variants
or less commonly jailor
1
: a keeper of a jail
2
: one that restricts another's liberty as if by imprisonment
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Nicholas Denny, a former Bibb County, Ga., sheriff's deputy, was revealed to have been fired by lead sheriff David Davis more than a year after the district attorney told the sheriff's office Denny lied about a local jailer committing a crime.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Defendants were accused of having drugs in court; a Fulton County jailer was accused of taking bribes from a defendant's family; a defendant was stabbed while in jail; and at one point Williams' defense attorney, Brian Steel, being held in contempt of court.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
After the incident, jailers cleared out the dorm — then went back later in the day to search the area for drugs.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Criminal charges against jailers Civil lawsuits against county jails are common.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Defendants were accused of having drugs in court; a Fulton County jailer was accused of taking bribes from a defendant's family; a defendant was stabbed while in jail; and at one point Williams' defense attorney, Brian Steel, being held in contempt of court.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
After the incident, jailers cleared out the dorm — then went back later in the day to search the area for drugs.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Criminal charges against jailers Civil lawsuits against county jails are common.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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