incarcerate

Example Sentences

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“We’re not going to turn our backs. We’re not going to use our jails to somehow incarcerate and criminalize people who are on the street.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

States that build more prisons incarcerate more people.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2024

We can’t arrest, incarcerate and punish our way out of this complex problem.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2024

“We’re way beyond thinking that we can just incarcerate more people,” said Patrice Sulton, executive director of the D.C.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023

“I see they spared no expense to incarcerate us,” I say.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed