Green’s Dictionary of Slang

huckleberry hound n.

[rhy. sl. = SE pound]

(Aus. prison) a punishment cell; solitary confinement.

[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxv 6/2: huckleberry: A pound, named after Huckleberry Hound, a cartoon character.
[Aus]R. Aven-Bray Ridgey-Didge Oz Jack Lang 31: Huckleberry Hound Pound (isolation cell in prison).
[Aus]Tupper & Wortley Aus. Prison Sl. Gloss. 🌐 Huckleberry Hound. Cell. Rhyming slang for ‘pound’.