imprisonment
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The prosecutions led to the imprisonment of Leon Baptiste, a UK Athletics coach and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist for England in the 200m.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
In addition to the imprisonment of Gao, the authorities also barred his wife and 7-year-old son, a U.S. citizen, from leaving China, their supporters said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He was later awarded nearly $1 million from the Victim Compensation Board of California for his wrongful imprisonment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Following her conviction, Patterson was sentenced to life imprisonment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“So there are ironies piled on ironies. The remedy here is imprisonment, and prisons are the ultimate incubators of antisocial attitudes.”
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
He reunited with his wife in the final months of his life, as he suffered from ill-health caused by his imprisonments.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
“It’s disturbing, it’s terrifying, and it’s a major violation of protected speech,” Freedom House’s Nate Schenkkan said of the recent imprisonments of Western-based Saudis.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Even a recent number of arrests and imprisonments for defaming the president do not appear to have dented Mr. Hichilema’s popularity.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
Ms. Safranova’s conviction and sentencing follow a spate of imprisonments of Witnesses in Russia this month.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 26, 2022
Both of us were spared, in body at least, by the stone walls of our different imprisonments, and altered in spirit, in ways we’re struggling to understand.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
