imprisonment
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Amnesty International, which is supporting the couple, says they could face a "real risk" of detention, prosecution, imprisonment and torture if returned.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The prosecution has requested 210 years imprisonment for each of the accused, though the maximum sentence in Baja California is 60 years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
In ‘One Helluva Ride,’ Michael Douglas opens up about firing his dad, affairs on set, his son’s imprisonment and a lifetime lived under the spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The state imprisonment rate in 2019 was the lowest it had been since 1988, and it had shrunk by 20% since 2007.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
On June 21, 1926, Burkhart was sentenced to life imprisonment and hard labor.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
After this, there will be a lot of going back and forth across the Channel; crimes of the aristocracy; Darnay’s own Big Secret revealed; more trials, more imprisonments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
He reunited with his wife in the final months of his life, as he suffered from ill-health caused by his imprisonments.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
“It’s disturbing, it’s terrifying, and it’s a major violation of protected speech,” Freedom House’s Nate Schenkkan said of the recent imprisonments of Western-based Saudis.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Ms. Safranova’s conviction and sentencing follow a spate of imprisonments of Witnesses in Russia this month.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 26, 2022
Both of us were spared, in body at least, by the stone walls of our different imprisonments, and altered in spirit, in ways we’re struggling to understand.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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