imprisonment

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O'Brien referenced the case of Lynette White, which - following the wrongful conviction and imprisonment of the Cardiff Five - was solved when new DNA technology led police to the real killer, Jeffrey Gafoor.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych 22, was jailed for seven years while Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, was sentenced to two years imprisonment at the Old Bailey.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

It was established as a safeguard against arbitrary and unlawful imprisonment, so if a judge finds the government’s reasoning insufficient, they hold the power to immediately order the prisoner’s release with sufficient legal grounds.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

Under Nazi rule, German, Austrian and French “swing youth” risked imprisonment to dance to restricted “degenerate” American jazz music.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

It was beyond what she would have imagined even before she was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson