Detention area for convicts Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Detention area for convicts . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is JAIL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JAIL Detention area for convicts (4)
3% FORCEFULLY With power or conviction (10) (10) Puzzler Dec 23, 2025
3% ACQUITTED Not convicted (9) The Telegraph Quick Dec 10, 2025
3% TENETS Core convictions (6) LA Times Daily Nov 20, 2025
3% PRISONER Convict (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 28, 2025
2% GALLERY Exhibition area (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 4, 2026
2% URB Metro area (3) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
2% ORS Hosp. areas (3) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
2% RIALTO Area in Venice (6) Commuter Jan 3, 2026
2% DREYFUS Alfred ____, Frenchman wrongfully convicted in 1894 (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
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