Jail
noun
A place where people are kept as a punishment for crimes they have committed.
The thief was sentenced to three years in jail.
Often appears as...
- go to jail
- jail sentence
verb
To put someone in a place where they cannot leave, as a punishment.
The judge decided to jail him for five years for his crime.
Often appears as...
- jail someone
- get jailed
noun
A place where people are kept as a punishment for crimes they have committed.
The thief was sentenced to three years in jail.
Often appears as...
- go to jail
- jail sentence
verb
To put someone in a place where they cannot leave, as a punishment.
The judge decided to jail him for five years for his crime.
Often appears as...
- jail someone
- get jailed
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Timeframe
The length of a jail sentence can vary greatly based on the crime.
He received a six-month jail term.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Confinement
Some people are held in jail temporarily before or during a trial.
The suspect was in jail awaiting trial.
Pro Tip 3/3Juvenile Detention
Minors might be placed in a specialized juvenile jail for offenses.
The teenager was sent to juvenile jail.
Pro Tip 1/3Timeframe
The length of a jail sentence can vary greatly based on the crime.
He received a six-month jail term.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Confinement
Some people are held in jail temporarily before or during a trial.
The suspect was in jail awaiting trial.
Pro Tip 3/3Juvenile Detention
Minors might be placed in a specialized juvenile jail for offenses.
The teenager was sent to juvenile jail.
Pro Tip 1/3Timeframe
The length of a jail sentence can vary greatly based on the crime.
He received a six-month jail term.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Confinement
Some people are held in jail temporarily before or during a trial.
The suspect was in jail awaiting trial.
Pro Tip 3/3Juvenile Detention
Minors might be placed in a specialized juvenile jail for offenses.
The teenager was sent to juvenile jail.
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Talking about history...
of years the prison population is actually stabilized last year was the first year we actually saw a decrease in the prison population in the u.s. we still have the highest rate of incarceration the world and we still have way too many people in jails and prisons but some people are starting to talk about how
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
to basically never do anything wrong. Why are we not providing support to young kids facing these challenges? Why are we offering only handcuffs, jail time and this fugitive existence? Can we imagine something better? Can we imagine a criminal justice system that prioritizes recovery,
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Where the Inmates Rule PIPE...
are leaders in the prison and normally these people helps a lot to get calmed the prison guards patrol the walls and control the entrances to the blocks but it's the prisoners who run the jail day-to-day there is a ruling council of
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The problem with the...
judges could deny bail and jail the accused before their trial. Judges were supposed to exercise this power very rarely, and could come under scrutiny for using it too often. Setting unaffordably high bail became a second path
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
you're at greater risk of being struck by lightning than ever being sent to jail for that crime. And so the epidemic of everyday violence, it just rages on. And it devastates our efforts to try to help billions of people
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"Redemption Song" PIPE John...
in our prisons, our jails and our immigration detention centers, giving hope to those who want to create a better life after serving their time. Imagine if we also considered the front end of this prison pipeline.
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Cop Killer PIPE National...
got a gun in his pocket and I said tell me you still don't have that fire problem in your pocket yeah I do I'm thinking to myself this is it man we're going to jail and I'm going okay listen
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A father-daughter dance...
take the dance in the jail most of the girls doubted the possibility of that and said are you crazy who is going to allow a bunch of little girls dressed up
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Can you solve the jail...
Your timing made you and your partner the most infamous bank robbers in the west. Now, you’ll need to use that timing to help you break out of jail.
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
and you cannot fill these jails up enough in order to alleviate the problem. I helped to start an organization
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Talking about history...
of years the prison population is actually stabilized last year was the first year we actually saw a decrease in the prison population in the u.s. we still have the highest rate of incarceration the world and we still have way too many people in jails and prisons but some people are starting to talk about how
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
to basically never do anything wrong. Why are we not providing support to young kids facing these challenges? Why are we offering only handcuffs, jail time and this fugitive existence? Can we imagine something better? Can we imagine a criminal justice system that prioritizes recovery,
Video examples
Where the Inmates Rule PIPE...
are leaders in the prison and normally these people helps a lot to get calmed the prison guards patrol the walls and control the entrances to the blocks but it's the prisoners who run the jail day-to-day there is a ruling council of
Video examples
The problem with the...
judges could deny bail and jail the accused before their trial. Judges were supposed to exercise this power very rarely, and could come under scrutiny for using it too often. Setting unaffordably high bail became a second path
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
you're at greater risk of being struck by lightning than ever being sent to jail for that crime. And so the epidemic of everyday violence, it just rages on. And it devastates our efforts to try to help billions of people
Video examples
"Redemption Song" PIPE John...
in our prisons, our jails and our immigration detention centers, giving hope to those who want to create a better life after serving their time. Imagine if we also considered the front end of this prison pipeline.
Video examples
Cop Killer PIPE National...
got a gun in his pocket and I said tell me you still don't have that fire problem in your pocket yeah I do I'm thinking to myself this is it man we're going to jail and I'm going okay listen
Video examples
A father-daughter dance...
take the dance in the jail most of the girls doubted the possibility of that and said are you crazy who is going to allow a bunch of little girls dressed up
Video examples
Can you solve the jail...
Your timing made you and your partner the most infamous bank robbers in the west. Now, you’ll need to use that timing to help you break out of jail.
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
and you cannot fill these jails up enough in order to alleviate the problem. I helped to start an organization
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Penn Jillette
American Entertainer
This is going to sound horrible, but I don't even know how much I make in a year. It must be, you know, a couple of million dollars, a few million. I know it's more money than my dad, a jail guard, made in his lifetime; more money than I'll ever need.
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
Every politician should go and spend time and visit prisons and jails. Because if you are choosing to exercise this kind of power over another person's life, there's a role for that, but you have to know the kind of power you are exercising.
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Ernie Hudson
American Actor
But when we have families, when we have children, this gives us a purpose for being, to protect our children, to avoid going to jail because if I'm in jail, who looks after my children, who's there for my wife?
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John Waters
Director
I don't trust anyone that hasn't been to jail at least once in their life. You should have been, or something's the matter with you.
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Gutzon Borglum
American Sculptor
I am ready to rot in jail for the rest of my life rather than admit that my small-minded enemies are right.
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Ian Brown
English Musician
I went into jail with absolutely no respect whatsoever for authority, and I came out with even less.
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Nick Diaz
American Athlete
You know what? I've never paid taxes in my life. I'm probably going to go to jail.
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Gary Sheffield
American Athlete
Most people figured I'd be in jail. I've been proving people wrong my whole life.
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Foxy Brown
American Musician
Being in jail, it's humbled me in a way I never imagined.
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Ferdinand Marcos
Filipino Statesman
I am not afraid to go to jail.
Quote examples
Penn Jillette
American Entertainer
This is going to sound horrible, but I don't even know how much I make in a year. It must be, you know, a couple of million dollars, a few million. I know it's more money than my dad, a jail guard, made in his lifetime; more money than I'll ever need.
Quote examples
Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
Every politician should go and spend time and visit prisons and jails. Because if you are choosing to exercise this kind of power over another person's life, there's a role for that, but you have to know the kind of power you are exercising.
Quote examples
Ernie Hudson
American Actor
But when we have families, when we have children, this gives us a purpose for being, to protect our children, to avoid going to jail because if I'm in jail, who looks after my children, who's there for my wife?
Quote examples
John Waters
Director
I don't trust anyone that hasn't been to jail at least once in their life. You should have been, or something's the matter with you.
Quote examples
Gutzon Borglum
American Sculptor
I am ready to rot in jail for the rest of my life rather than admit that my small-minded enemies are right.
Quote examples
Ian Brown
English Musician
I went into jail with absolutely no respect whatsoever for authority, and I came out with even less.
Quote examples
Nick Diaz
American Athlete
You know what? I've never paid taxes in my life. I'm probably going to go to jail.
Quote examples
Gary Sheffield
American Athlete
Most people figured I'd be in jail. I've been proving people wrong my whole life.
Quote examples
Foxy Brown
American Musician
Being in jail, it's humbled me in a way I never imagined.
Quote examples
Ferdinand Marcos
Filipino Statesman
I am not afraid to go to jail.
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