in custody

Example Sentences

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The father was kept in custody, while the mother was allowed to stay out of jail until this year's trial.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Lion remains in custody on $225,000 bail, according to the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

"Multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold," FBI Director Kash Patel announced on X.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

McIntyre, of Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Doherty, of Parkhead, Glasgow, McKelvie, of Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Sanderson, of Renfrew, and Tracey, of Mosspark in Glasgow, had been on bail but were remanded in custody by Lord Arthurson.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

At most, they might have stayed in custody until age twenty-five or older, if their institutional history or juvenile detention record suggested that they were still a threat to public safety.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson