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Last month, her lawyer requested she be placed under house arrest, saying that she suffers from heart problems for which her prison conditions do not provide adequate care.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Flores' lawyer Mark Donnelly suggested she be placed under house arrest with 24-hour armed surveillance, an electronic monitoring bracelet and that her passport be confiscated.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Under Assembly Bill 645, 125 cameras will be placed in 15 council districts in high-injury areas, school zones and street racing hot-spots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The family of a man stuck in hospital for 16 months have been told he could be placed in a care home 100 miles away.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

He told Serber he was about to be placed in charge of “fast-neutron research”—the study of speeding neutrons and fission.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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