stockades

noun

plural of stockade
as in jails
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody prisoners of war confined in a stockade

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  1. jails
  2. penitentiaries
  3. prisons
Noun
  • The five-member Board of Supervisors is charged with approving settlements with the families of people who die or are injured in county jails.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • The program was established by state lawmakers in 2018 as a way to help stem the tide of mental illness in jails and prisons, usually by dismissing cases and offering treatment for the underlying conditions behind a defendant’s arrest.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of jails
Noun
  • This includes providing the Colombian military more leeway in the field, signing a new security agreement with Washington and building 10 mega-prisons that mimic Bukele’s network of penitentiaries in El Salvador.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.
    — Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of penitentiaries
Noun
  • Nanayakkara said some 734 inmates who were involved in the violence were transferred to other prisons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • The program was established by state lawmakers in 2018 as a way to help stem the tide of mental illness in jails and prisons, usually by dismissing cases and offering treatment for the underlying conditions behind a defendant’s arrest.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of prisons
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