The police put him in jail vs The police put him to jail

The correct phrase is "the police put him in jail." The preposition "in" is used to indicate location or position inside a place, which is the case when someone is placed in jail. The phrase "the police put him to jail" is incorrect in this context.

Last updated: March 23, 2024

The police put him in jail

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use this phrase when describing the action of placing someone inside a jail or prison.

Examples:

The police put the criminal in jail.
They were put in jail for their involvement in the robbery.
He was put in jail for questioning.
She was put in jail for shoplifting.
The suspect was put in jail awaiting trial.

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Go with Mr. Smith tonight and finish that and let the police put Jane in jail.
My own daughter... arrested by the police and put in jail.
If I go to the police with what I have I could put him in jail.
Not to bother you with trivia, but a psychiatrist in sunny California, no less was put in jail for not telling the police what he knew about a patient.
The police put out a warrant for your arrest.
...or I'll have the police put you out.
And indeed, the police came - because they'll just arrest us and put us in jail and release us whenever they feel like, after the 20th or so.
To put him in jail, no.
Put him in jail for possession.
Your brilliant Victor put him in jail.
Arnold Margolese is in jail because Jerry put him there.
It's a waste if we put him in jail for smuggling.
They could put him in jail G's a tranquilizer.
I put him in jail for two years.
That's the BOLO the police put out to find him.
He said the Police put the OCTB in charge and followed the car owner for a month.
Let's I.D. this guy, put him in jail so I can get back to my daughter, please.
Well, you want me to stop hooking up with Emma, then find something on her old man to put him back in jail.
At least Escobar is in jail and... you can leave knowing you helped put him there.
I mean, the look on his face when he sees a girl from high school is trying to put him in jail.

The police put him to jail

This phrase is incorrect in this context.

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Go with Mr. Smith tonight and finish that and let the police put Jane in jail.
My own daughter... arrested by the police and put in jail.
If I go to the police with what I have I could put him in jail.
The police put out a warrant for your arrest.
...or I'll have the police put you out.
That's the BOLO the police put out to find him.
He said the Police put the OCTB in charge and followed the car owner for a month.
Let's put him in Trauma Two and call the police.
The police took him anyway, put him in a halo.
The police in Hong Kong said they put him on board.
You know, the police put up police tape for a reason.
And the police officer, he said he wanted to put him to sleep.
See if you can locate him and put him in the police car.
If I call the police, he'll go straight back to jail.
Then Mr. Gold will call the police, and he'll have her sent to jail.
Then she told the police, and the bad old wolf went to jail for a million years.
And I thought, rather than let the police put it in a crusher, why don't I give it a heroic fighting chance?
Two other guys pull up, put him in the back of the car, drive him to the police, looking for help.
If the police find him, they'll put him in prison and the one who really murdered Vimal will be free to come and go.
If the police find some way to pin this on you, you could go to jail for the rest of your life.

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The police put him in jail vs The police put him to jail