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

Scott Sanders, a former longtime Orange County public defender, is credited with uncovering the use of jailhouse informants during the Dekraii case.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

But the "motion to suppress" reveals for the first time his version of what led to the alleged jailhouse confession.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

And then, ahead, Winnie saw the jailhouse, its new wood still unpainted, lamplight spilling through a window at the front.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit

jailhouse

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