prison
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Linton, who had tears in her eyes when she turned to her family after the verdict was read, faces life in prison at a December sentencing hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
There are currently around 89,000 useable prison places in England and Wales, according to the latest government figures.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The portico was self-contained; at the press of a button Colin turned it into a prison cell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Among them was Sam Bankman-Fried, the crypto-finance wunderkind sentenced in 2024 to 25 years in prison for fraud.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
We prayed beyond the concrete walls for the healing of Germany, of Europe, of the world—as Mama had once done from the prison of a crippled body.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The news outlet also reviewed footage obtained from inside the correctional facility which showed Combs using a phone, a prohibited item across state and federal prisons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The outgoing government had also failed to build the prisons it had promised.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
On Wednesday, the prisons ministry said it would report on the findings of its preliminary investigation to parliament next week.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
In an interview with WSJ’s Editor in Chief Emma Tucker, reporter Evan Gershkovich detailed his arrest, how he survived 16 months inside Russia’s prisons, and the rising dangers journalists face worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
They said that at some prisons upstate, guys with seniority wanted to be gallery officers, that the galleries were small and tightly run and relatively peaceful.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
