bridewell

noun

1. (Ireland, capitalized, dated, sometimes)A small prison, or a police station that has cells.

   “Others in the Bridewell heard him screaming. Even prison doctors could see. His injuries were not self-inflicted. Those who tipped the scales did not agree.”

   “Two Fermanagh girls who never laughed were certain that he must have served time in a bridewell, so cold was his expression and so calloused his small hands.”