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incarceration

[in-kahr-suh-ray-shuhn] / ɪnˌkɑr səˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
imprisonment
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At the time of her incarceration, the 21-year-old was the youngest person on death row, according to the Tennessee Department of Corrections.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

And then making it harder to even fight when you are fighting to stay in the United States, or to at least avoid deportation to a country where you might face further incarceration.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

The government meanwhile said 131 people had been granted "alternative measures from incarceration," under the "Program for Peace and Democratic Coexistence."

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Before incarceration, I was a member of Cincinnati’s city council for a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

During his incarceration in Japan, the only respites Bobby had from boredom and emotional turmoil were the visits from his lawyers and Miyoko, and his use of the telephone.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Another option would be to allow a plea of “not guilty by reason of dementia” or to enact sentencing limits similar to those protecting juveniles from lifelong incarcerations.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2023

The Turin daily La Stampa spearheaded the collection of 300,000 signatures against what it decried as “unjust incarcerations, torture, death sentences of those in Iran demonstrating peacefully to change their own country.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2023

Street’s picaresque stunts, and occasional incarcerations, do not occur in a vacuum.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021

The move falls in line with Newsom’s platform of reducing recidivism through educational opportunities and mental health programs instead of tough-on-crime laws that have led to mass incarcerations in the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2021

The data in this report are restricted to incarcerations in State or Federal prison.

From Prevalence of Imprisonment in the U.S. Population, 1974-2001 by Thomas P. Bonczar




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