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  • n  (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences
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  • Inmates at Berkshire County Jail use reading to reunite with their children
    Michael Williams might be behind bars at the Berkshire County Jail & House of Correction, but he never misses story time with his 3-year-old son at home.
    June 17, 2013 - Berkshire Eagle
  • FULL reunites Berkshire inmates with loved ones via video
    Monday June 17, 2013 PITTSFIELD Michael Williams might be behind bars at the Berkshire County Jail & House of Correction, but he never misses story time with his 3-year-old son at home. Incarcerated just 16 days before his son was born, Williams can read the children's book "When I Close My Eyes" to his son whenever he wants.
    June 17, 2013 - North Adams Transcript
  • Immigration reform advocates rally at Suffolk County jail
    Eighteen-year-old Lorena Carrizo stood outside the Suffolk County House of Correction on Saturday afternoon, crying as a wall separated her from her stepfather, Josue Martinez, who was being detained inside by US Immigration Customs Enforcement.        
    June 16, 2013 - Boston Globe

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