in prison

Example Sentences

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The case will then move to Barcelona’s courts where judges must decide whether to keep Jonathan in prison until a trial or to release him on bail.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

He said he used to dream of stars when he was in prison but he rarely got a good view of them because of the light pollution from floodlights at HMP Frankland.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

If convicted, Do faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each of the conspiracy and Lacey Act charges.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

"The crimes you were convicted of are very serious and you deserve to spend time in prison for these offenses," he wrote to her.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The heliograms struggled to project, frozen in a sheet of ice while shuffling through her previous “faces” before she'd been sentenced to life in prison.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton