Examples of lockup in a Sentence
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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In response, prison agency officials emailed staff at other facilities in search of volunteers from across the country willing to work at the rural New England lockup.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
However, she was forced to report to a minimum-security lockup in Texas nearly 17 months later, even while her appeal was heard.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
DeWine also said Ohio needs to do more work to divert people with mental illness or drug addiction to treatment, rather than lockups.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
The smarmy billionaire explains that spending three months in lockup cost him everything.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
However, she was forced to report to a minimum-security lockup in Texas nearly 17 months later, even while her appeal was heard.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
DeWine also said Ohio needs to do more work to divert people with mental illness or drug addiction to treatment, rather than lockups.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
The smarmy billionaire explains that spending three months in lockup cost him everything.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lockup
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“Lockup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockup. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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lockup
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