jail cell

Example Sentences

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She referenced recorded statements allegedly made by another defendant, Jose Jonathan Castillo, inside his jail cell.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“You’re going to get people like Estelle,” he said, “who haven’t meant to do anything wrong, getting detained in a jail cell in Michigan.”

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Even mainstream Epstein chroniclers, including the Miami Herald’s Julie K. Brown, no longer trust the official claim that he killed himself in his jail cell in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

None has been charged with crimes related to Epstein, who died by suicide in his jail cell about a month after he was charged.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Martin Luther King, Jr., had been confined to a Birmingham, Alabama, jail cell since Good Friday, April 12, arrested in a fierce effort to integrate that city’s lunch counters and other facilities.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson