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What joking names do you have around here for a county or city jail?

HOOSEGOW 265
JUG 221
CLINK 186
COOLER 138
LOCKUP 132
CALABOOSE 131
POKEY 91
COOP 57
BRIG 48
PEN 43
CAN 38
NR 33
JAILHOUSE 31
CABOOSE 16
JAIL 15
BUGHOUSE 12
BASTILLE 11
COUNTY HOTEL 10
DOG HOUSE 10
BULLPEN 9
HOTEL 8
STOCKADE 7
TANK 7
BEHIND BARS 6
BEHIND THE BARS 6
CELL 6
STIR 6
CLINKER 5
CROSSBAR HOTEL 5
CROWBAR HOTEL 5
DUNGEON 5
FREE HOTEL 5
POKE 5
BIG HOUSE 4
BOOBY HATCH 4
BRINK 4
GUARD HOUSE 4
JOINT 4
PRISON 4
COLD STORAGE 3
COUNTY BOARDING HOUSE 3
JUG HOUSE 3
POGEY 3
SEA BREEZE HOTEL 3
BIG ROCK 2
BOARDING HOUSE 2
BRICK HOUSE 2
CITY HALL 2
COLLEGE 2
FLEABAG 2
HOKEY-POKEY 2
HOUSE OF CORRECTION 2
NH 2
PAD 2
PENTHOUSE 2
SHERIFF’S HOTEL 2
SKOOKUM HOUSE 2
STONE JUG 2
WORKHOUSE 2
BACK OF THE BARS 1
BAD HOUSE 1
BAD MAN’S HOUSE 1
BARS 1
BAST ISLAND 1
BEDBUG ALLEY 1
BIG HOTEL 1
BIG JAIL 1
BIG PLACE 1
BIRD CAGE 1
BLINK 1
BOOBY HOUSE 1
BOX 1
BRICK HOTEL 1
BRINKER 1
BUCKET 1
BUNKHOUSE 1
CARP RIVER COLLEGE 1
CATTLE BOOSE 1
CELL BLOCK 1
CELL HOUSE 1
CELLAR 1
CITY HOTEL 1
CITY’S TOWNHOUSE 1
COUNTY HOUSE 1
COUNTY JAIL 1
CRIB 1
CROSSBAR INN 1
CROSSBAR MOTEL 1
D.C. HOTEL WITH BARS 1
DEEP FREEZE 1
DEHOCO 1
DIGGER 1
DIVE 1
DODGE HOUSE 1
DOWN THE ROAD 1
DUMP 1
EMPORIUM 1
FIRETRAP 1
FLEA HOUSE 1
FLEA JOINT 1
FLOP HOUSE 1
FREE BOARD HOUSE 1
FREE BOARDING HOUSE 1
FREE MOTEL 1
G.A.O.L. 1
GESTAPO BARN 1
GOOSE-HOW 1
GRILLROOM 1
HALEPAAHAO 1
HATCH 1
HIGH FIVE 1
HIGH JINKS 1
HIGH SCHOOL 1
HOCK 1
HOG HOUSE 1
HOGPEN 1
HOLD OVER 1
HOLE 1
HOLE DOOR 1
HOOCH 1
HOOSE 1
HOOSEGARDEN 1
HOTEL DETAIN 1
HOTHOUSE 1
HOWARD’S INN 1
HOW-DO-YOU-DO 1
ICEBOX 1
IRON WORKS 1
IRON-BAR HOTEL 1
JAR 1
KANABOSHI 1
LA PINTA 1
LOCKER 1
MAX’S PALACE 1
MCBRIDE’S BOARDING HOUSE 1
MOMSEN’S HOTEL 1
MOTEL 1
MULE STABLE 1
OVER THE ROAD 1
PALACE 1
PARISH PRISON 1
PIG PEN 1
PIG STY 1
PIGHOUSE 1
PILL BOX 1
PISSER 1
PLACE UPON THE HILL 1
POT 1
QUAY 1
RED LION INN 1
RED ONION 1
RED-TOP 1
RESTING PLACE 1
RIVERSIDE HOTELS 1
ROCK AND IRON 1
ROEBUCK HILTON 1
SECOND HOME 1
SELECT HOTEL 1
SHERIFF (NAME)’S HOTEL 1
SHERIFF’S BOARDING HOUSE 1
SLAM 1
SLAMMER 1
SNAKE HOUSE 1
SQUEEZE-IN 1
STONE HOUSE 1
STORAGE 1
STORE FRONT 1
STOUT HOUSE 1
SWEAT BOX 1
TATER HOUSE 1
TOMBS 1
TOOL SHED 1
TOWER 1
TOWN LOCKUP 1
UNDER THE CLOCK 1
UP ON THE HILL 1
VACATION 1
VACATION PLACES 1
WALLED-OFF ASTORIA 1
WALLED-OFF HOTEL 1
WAREHOUSE 1
WILER MOTEL 1

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