Definitions

jailhouse

[jeyl-hous] / ˈdʒeɪlˌhaʊs /

NOUN

jail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cell lockup penitentiary prison

STRONG

bastille brig bullpen can clink cooler dungeon inside joint pen pound rack reformatory slammer solitary stir stockade

WEAK

black hole detention camp house of correction penal institution up the river

NOUN

pokey

Synonyms

STRONG

bastille brig bullpen can cell clink cooler dungeon inside joint keep lockup pen penitentiary pound prison rack reformatory slammer solitary stir stockade

WEAK

black hole detention camp house of correction penal institution up the river

NOUN

stockade

Synonyms

STRONG

barrier cage camp can cell clink cooler coop corral dungeon fence joint pen penitentiary pound prison protection slammer sty

WEAK

detention camp penal institution

Example Sentences

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Alfonsi has reported on a range of subjects, including the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a Covid superspreader event, the jailhouse death of Jeffrey Epstein and student survivors of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Ryan won an award from the New York Press Club in 2018 for coverage of a jailhouse informant scandal in Detroit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

What happened after you arrived at the jailhouse?

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

"My brother and I are cautiously hopeful," Lyle Menendez, 57, said in a recent jailhouse interview with TMZ, which was aired on Fox.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

Their hands are cuffed and they wear color-coded jailhouse jumpsuits: yellow for maximum security, blue for minimum, and red for administrative segregation, which is the official term for solitary confinement.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

jailhouse

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