jail cell
Barred holding space
A jail cell is a small, confined room in a jail or prison where inmates are held.
Cells typically contain basic furnishings—a bed, toilet, and sometimes a sink—and are secured by bars or a heavy door.
The term emphasizes the space's function as a unit of confinement within a larger detention facility.
He spent the night in a jail cell after his arrest.
Rods, taverns, or measures
- doorHinged room barrier
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- concreteSolid building mixture
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
bunk · toilet · sink · window · cot · mattress · floor · walls
Confined criminal detainee
- inmateConfined facility resident
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- detentionTemporary official holding
- custodyProtective care or control
captivity · imprisonment · detainee · convict · captive · lockup · holding · remand
Complete thought, grammatically
- justiceFair treatment under law
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- convictionFirmly held belief
felony · misdemeanor · crime · guilt · reform · rehabilitation · deterrence · probation
Watchful defensive attention
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- checkpointInspection station on route
handcuffs · shackles · restraints · watchtower · monitor · camera · headcount · lockdown
Existing alone, apart
- segregationForced separation by group
- solitudeState of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
alienation · withdrawal · quarantine · separation · hole · box · restricted · confined
bars
Rods, taverns, or measures
steel · bunk · toilet · sink · window · cot · mattress · floor · walls · ceiling
prisoner
Confined criminal detainee
- inmateConfined facility resident
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- detentionTemporary official holding
custody · captivity · imprisonment · detainee · convict · captive · lockup · holding · remand · jailbird
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
- justiceFair treatment under law
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
conviction · felony · misdemeanor · crime · guilt · reform · rehabilitation · deterrence · probation · parole
guard
Watchful defensive attention
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- patrolRegular surveillance route
checkpoint · handcuffs · shackles · restraints · watchtower · monitor · camera · headcount · lockdown · contraband
solitary
Existing alone, apart
- segregationForced separation by group
- solitudeState of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
loneliness · alienation · withdrawal · quarantine · separation · hole · box · restricted · confined · cut off
- arrestarrest, handcuffs, Miranda warning, booking, custody
- confinement cellsdungeon, brig, lockup, cage, pen
- police stationspolice station, station house, precinct, headquarters, cop shop
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- tight spacescloset, cubbyhole, cubicle, nook, cranny
- prison equipmenthandcuffs, shackles, prison bars, bars, leg irons
jail cellfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · free world · emancipation · release · autonomy
jail cellopen field
Unenclosed outdoor space
wide open spaces · wilderness · open sky · prairie · ocean
jail cellsanctuary
Protected sacred space
safe haven · refuge · home · palace · luxury suite
cell, jail, jailed, jails, jailer, jailing, cellular, incarcerate, jailers