prison

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Last month her brother Hamidreza Mohammadi said she had been found unconscious by fellow inmates at Zanjan Prison in north-west Iran, after suffering a suspected heart attack.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Israeli rights group Adalah said its lawyers had met the two detained activists at Shikma Prison in Ashkelon.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Coe’s performance at Tennessee State Prison in 1976 is captured in the film, serving as a highlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Prison officer numbers were down by almost 1,000 at the end of last year, compared with the year before.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“I don’t know. Something to keep us from telling what we know. Put us in the Prison Room, maybe.”

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau