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

When the Mandalorian needs to break Rotta out of a jail cell, he simply puts a gadget on the door, and the thing is done.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Sollenberger found that FBI agents entered the woman’s case file into the agency’s database on Aug. 9, the day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 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