cellhouse

Inmates' living quarters

A cellhouse is a building within a prison that contains cells where inmates are housed.

The term is standard in American correctional facilities, where a large prison complex may have multiple cellhouses: He was transferred to a different cellhouse after the incident.

Also spelled as two words: cell house.

incarceration

cellblock

Prison housing unit

correctional · detention · confinement · prisoners · bars · guards · lockup · facility · convicts · detainees

security

guard

Watchful defensive attention

watchtower · perimeter · fence · monitoring · patrol · alarm · badge · escort · sentry · gate

reform

rehabilitation

Recovery from injury/addiction

parole · probation · restorative · reintegration · therapy · counseling · education · vocational · programming · behavioral

architecture

masonry

Building with mortared blocks

  • barsRods, taverns, or measures
  • tierHorizontal structural layer
  • catwalkElevated narrow walkway

gallery · staircase · vault · gate · corridor · window · steel · concrete · brick · door

Opposites
confinement vs. freedom

cellhousefree world

Existence without restrictions

outside · liberty · freedom · home · open society

interior vs. exterior prison spaces

cellhouseyard

Linear measure or grounds

exercise yard · prison yard · recreation yard · courtyard · grounds

incarceration vs. freedom

cellhousefree world

Existence without restrictions

home · private residence · apartment · house · dwelling

Family

cell, house, cells, celled, cellular, cellar, houses, housed, housing

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