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In 2013, prosecutors alleged in a second federal indictment, Landa-Rodriguez seized control of the Los Angeles County jail system, the country’s largest.

Records show that he is being jailed at an immigration detention centre near the city of Des Moines.

From BBC

Since then, Essex Police have arrested 32 people in connection with the disorder outside The Bell Hotel, where Kebatu, who was later jailed, was staying.

From BBC

I was like, “Billy, this is the whole reason we did this. The whole reason I could play the guy the way I played him was because he doesn’t get out of jail.”

A 22-year-old nursery worker has been jailed for eight years for multiple counts of child cruelty after abusing 21 babies.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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