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jailhouse

[jeyl-hous] / ˈdʒeɪlˌhaʊs /




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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

Department of Justice to reform their use of jailhouse informants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

I asked, knowing that every jailhouse rule was eventually violated.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover