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received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ordered the resentencing because of improper testimony from a jailhouse informant.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
Inmate breaks silence: there was a jailhouse confession Clark's freedom was ultimately secured by the Michigan Innocence Clinic, which unlike most such clinics, focuses on cases where there is no DNA to be tested.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2024
Jennifer Crumbley appeared to look with contempt toward her husband many times, especially when his jailhouse calls were brought up.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ordered the resentencing because of improper testimony from a jailhouse snitch.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
Inmate breaks silence: there was a jailhouse confession Clark's freedom was ultimately secured by the Michigan Innocence Clinic, which unlike most such clinics, focuses on cases where there is no DNA to be tested.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2024
Jennifer Crumbley appeared to look with contempt toward her husband many times, especially when his jailhouse calls were brought up.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ordered the resentencing because of improper testimony from a jailhouse snitch.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
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jailhouse
noun
jail·house
ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s 
: jail
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