jailhouse
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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
Department of Justice announced just before Christmas Eve it would stop monitoring the Orange County district attorney’s use of jailhouse informants.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 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
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
Mae glanced at the jailhouse, but looked away quickly.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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