in prison
Example Sentences
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Judge Roach had given them an opportunity to consider manslaughter charges, which would have carried a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Beqa T., 49, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison in Estonia.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Prosecutors asked for a 30-year sentence, but federal Judge Deborah Boardman sentenced the attacker to eight years in prison, about what the defense sought.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The president’s son visited Navarro in prison while he served time for defying a subpoena from lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
His sentence was later commuted to life in prison and then reduced to fourteen years.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
