jailhouses
Where inmates live
Jailhouses is the plural of jailhouse—a building where people are held in custody, typically a local or county facility rather than a state or federal prison.
The term has a folksy, American flavor: jailhouse rock, jailhouse lawyer.
A jailhouse lawyer is a prisoner who has taught himself enough law to help fellow inmates with legal matters.
Incarcerated individuals
- cellsBasic biological units
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- guardsProtectors or watchmen
- prisonersIncarcerated individuals
wardens · lockup · detention · confinement · sentences · corrections · lockdown · solitary
Rods, taverns, or measures
- cellsBasic biological units
- cellblocksDetention facility divisions
- wingsLimbs for flight
- yardsOutdoor home spaces
towers · walls · fencing · razor wire · visiting rooms · mess halls · bunks · corridors
Former island penitentiary
- chain gangsFettered convicts performing labor
- jailbirdRepeat offender serving time
- behind barsIn jail
- slammerJail, informally
clink · hoosegow · lockup · pokey · cooler · calaboose · gaol · stockade
Elected county law officers
- countiesAdministrative territorial divisions
- pretrialBefore case adjudication
- bail bondsGuarantees securing pretrial release
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
booking · mugshots · fingerprinting · processing · visitation · commissary · phone calls · overcrowding
inmates
Incarcerated individuals
prisoners · wardens · lockup · detention · confinement · sentences · corrections · lockdown · solitary · cellblocks
bars
Rods, taverns, or measures
- cellsBasic biological units
- cellblocksDetention facility divisions
- wingsLimbs for flight
yards · towers · walls · fencing · razor wire · visiting rooms · mess halls · bunks · corridors · checkpoints
Alcatraz
Former island penitentiary
- chain gangsFettered convicts performing labor
- jailbirdRepeat offender serving time
- behind barsIn jail
slammer · clink · hoosegow · lockup · pokey · cooler · calaboose · gaol · stockade · brig
sheriffs
Elected county law officers
- countiesAdministrative territorial divisions
- pretrialBefore case adjudication
- bail bondsGuarantees securing pretrial release
arraignment · booking · mugshots · fingerprinting · processing · visitation · commissary · phone calls · overcrowding · funding
jailhousesfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · free world · sanctuaries · havens · refuges
jailhousesluxury hotels
Premium overnight accommodations
hotels · resorts · spas · retreats · vacation homes
jailhousesopen fields
Unenclosed expanses of land
wilderness · prairies · open range · wide open spaces · national parks
- Jailhouse RockSong about prison dancing
- jailhouse lawyerInmate self-taught in law