jail

In its first verdicts handed down last week, Baghdad's Karkh Criminal Court sentenced nine men to jail terms of up to 20 years.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

The other cellmates shouted for help and a jail official responded.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Khalil's ordeal also exposed him to conditions in a Louisiana jail he likened to torture, describing constant fluorescent light, cold, and poor food.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Some directly confronted the brothers, who sat at the defense tables in tan jail garb with their ankles shackled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

He just had to stay out of jail.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

This is a rematch between rivals for the job of running the Sheriff’s Department, which also oversees county jails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Haitian detentions in four Ohio jails had shot up more than 140 percent in the first five weeks since the end of their protected status, according to a report from the Ohio Immigrant Alliance.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Andre McKechnie argues the Vegemite ban in Victoria's jails denies him the right to "enjoy his culture"

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Some 700 will leave jail on the morning of 1 October - if spread equally across all jails that would be around six per prison.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Just one-third of white youths were sentenced to adult or juvenile state correctional facilities in 2012, while two-thirds were given probation or sentenced to serve time in county jails.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

Being jailed while awaiting trial can cause arrestees to lose jobs and child custody, the organizations argued.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

The news comes after years of fighting on behalf of her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were jailed in 2023 for tax evasion and bank fraud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

She returns to a country much changed -- nine months ago, Maduro was captured in an extraordinary US military operation and jailed in the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

While Rincón remains jailed, Venezuelan authorities continue to court investors for the industry he had dominated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

She herself was preoccupied—by the births of their sons, by the family setbacks after Papa was jailed, by Papa’s sad demise and death, by their own numer-ous business failures.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

“I use it as a tool to give a judge a way to consider not jailing my client,” or fully suspending their driving rights, said defense lawyer Garrett Green.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Back then, prisons were rapidly running out of cells because courts were jailing more criminals than the number being released - part of a 30-year trend.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Troops were also deployed to enforce strict Covid‑19 lockdowns in 2020 and during the deadly riots sparked by the jailing of ex‑president Jacob Zuma in 2021.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The NCA said a "number of key suppliers" had also been targeted, including the jailing of Adem Savas who reportedly supplied equipment used in about half of all crossings in 2023.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

But I wanted to like it, because gallery work was the essential job of jailing.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover