draconian

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Draconian policies and skyrocketing detainee populations coupled with lack of oversight and worsening conditions in the detention facilities are driving this surge, which seems set to continue.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

Draconian measures to prevent draft-dodging were also excluded from the latest version of the bill after a public outcry.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

Draconian policies, enacted decades ago in response to violence in the pools, continue to restrict what bathers can take onto pool decks, infusing the pools with what Ms. Amaro called “a prison-yard mentality.”

From New York Times • May 28, 2022

Draconian measures designed to slow the spread of coronavirus mean millions of Brazilians are now cooped up at home and unable to take their anger on to the streets.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2020

The United States and other Western nations demanded the abolishing of South Africa’s Draconian security laws, which allowed for detention without trial.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane