Examples of jailhouse in a Sentence
received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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Stanley, who is related to the young victim in the 2018 case, confessed to killing Cogswell during a shocking jailhouse interview last week with WBND, the ABC station in South Bend.
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Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Key testimony called into question The prosecution of Davis was largely pinned on Hart’s confession and the testimony of others present when Slone was killed, as well as a jailhouse informant who told police Davis confessed while at the Butler County Jail.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The use of jailhouse snitches has become increasingly controversial.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
During his testimony, prosecutors played audio of jailhouse phone calls Lawson had while being held in January 2024.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Key testimony called into question The prosecution of Davis was largely pinned on Hart’s confession and the testimony of others present when Slone was killed, as well as a jailhouse informant who told police Davis confessed while at the Butler County Jail.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The use of jailhouse snitches has become increasingly controversial.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
During his testimony, prosecutors played audio of jailhouse phone calls Lawson had while being held in January 2024.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailhouse. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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jailhouse
noun
jail·house
ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s 
: jail
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