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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the ongoing debate whether drug users should go to prison
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as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the view that prison does nothing to cure the criminal—if anything, it makes him worse
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Recent Examples of prison
Hulu Streaming Release Last February, Franke was sentenced to at least four years in prison, but which could be as much as 60 years, for child abuse.
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Peter White, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
If convicted, he is expected to spend the rest of his natural life in prison.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Ibarra was sentenced to life in prison for the murder.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
In a state court indictment announced earlier this week, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office charged Mangione with murder as an act of terrorism, which carries a possible sentence of life in prison without parole.
—Mark Scolforo, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Peter White, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
If convicted, he is expected to spend the rest of his natural life in prison.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Ibarra was sentenced to life in prison for the murder.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
In a state court indictment announced earlier this week, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office charged Mangione with murder as an act of terrorism, which carries a possible sentence of life in prison without parole.
—Mark Scolforo, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prison
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In addition, some defendants have been held in jail for weeks or months without the ability to speak to their attorney, according to the ACLU of Idaho.Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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If convicted as charged, the men face sentences ranging from probation to seven years and two months in jail, according to prosecutors.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Russia's Defense Ministry said 150 Russian soldiers were freed from captivity as part of the exchange in which each side released 150 people.Compiled byDemocrat-Gazettes stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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More than 50 Americans were held in captivity after the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was stormed.Colin Meyn, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ultimately, Hazzard was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to perform hard labor at a state penitentiary in Walla Walla, Wash.Sean Neumann, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Kingstown follows the powerful family in a fictional Michigan town: Kingstown, Michigan, a city whose main industry is nine penitentiaries.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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He was later forced into an internment camp because of Executive Order 9066.Tracie Canada / Made by History, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
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Durgan had no issue with the use of naturalized citizens, his grandmother spent time in a Japanese internment camp in California during World War II.Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Since the program's inception in 1996, less than 3 percent of RTA members have returned to prison—a sharp contrast to the roughly 40 percent that return to prison within three years—underscoring the potential of art in breaking cycles of incarceration.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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His research is focused on the effects of incarceration and looking at ways to preserve the dignity of those who, like himself, have been impacted by the criminal justice system.Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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While there are non-profits that also run BOP halfway houses, commercial companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group have the ability to quickly expand monitoring of those on home confinement.Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Last month, President Biden commuted the sentences of 1,500 Americans in home confinement during the pandemic and pardoned 39 others, setting a record for clemency in one day, according to the White House.Delano Massey, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Prison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prison. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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