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incarcerate

[in-kahr-suh-rayt, in-kahr-ser-it, -suh-rayt] / ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪt, ɪnˈkɑr sər ɪt, -səˌreɪt /


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Arleo, the federal judge in Newark, N.J., said she had no power to review or oversee the bankruptcy process or incarcerate individuals unless they are charged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

President Bukele made the offer to incarcerate deportees and prisoners from the US at the Cecot during a recent visit to the Central American nation by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025

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

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

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

County incarcerates about 13,000 people — including roughly 1,500 women — throughout its network of jails watched over by sheriff’s deputies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025

The U.S. incarcerates so many in its 1,700 prisons that it held the dubious distinction of being the world leader in incarceration for 30 years.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2024

The researchers found a prison system hostile to the needs of the people it incarcerates.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

And although lawmakers have sought to draw down prison populations across the United States, which incarcerates its citizens at a higher rate than any other country, post-conviction reform lags.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2022

He has a number of Indian policemen to assist him in preserving order, and a gaol in Metlakahtla, in which he incarcerates malefactors.

From Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission by Eugene Stock

Prisons in England and Wales are a matter of months away from reaching capacity, with Ministry of Justice data showing as of Monday 87,499 people were incarcerated, taking prison population levels up to 98.2%.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Earlier this year, Kao agreed to meet a ProPublica reporter at the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton, South Dakota, where he is incarcerated.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Walters was incarcerated for a decade when he was suddenly discovered by online creators and reality TV denizens.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

It also found that moving and sheltering the most vulnerable — children in foster care, incarcerated youth and adults, people with disabilities — “lacked a countywide coordination model.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

One woman, Ruth, whose younger brother is incarcerated, says she would never discuss her brother with her co-workers or supervisor, though they have long shared information about their personal lives.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

"If you're going to ban smacking effectively, are we going to band grounding children because you're taking away the freedom? You're incarcerating children."

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

All litigation is frozen, including cases where the DOJ was investigating and litigating jurisdictions for incarcerating people in inhumane conditions, and the department is throwing out some preexisting consent decrees.

From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2025

County has repeatedly come under fire from the board, which oversees correctional facilities statewide, for incarcerating young people in dangerous facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

“Is there a willingness to concede that incarcerating someone with dementia,” she asks, “is, maybe, questionable?”

From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2023

The collateral consequences of incarcerating women are significant.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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