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In the common prison (ἐν τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ)
Incorrect. Τήρησις is not used in the sense of prison, but is an abstract term meaning ward or keeping, as in Act 4:3. There is no article, moreover. Note, too, that another word is used for the prison in the next verse (τῆς φυλακῆς). Rev., therefore, correctly, in public ward.