- past participle of incarcerate.
- past tense form of incarcerate.
incarcerated
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Buchanan, 72, had been incarcerated since 2004 for kidnapping a convict who was harassing a corrupt prison guard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
“You Can See Everything” has viewers reeling from its intimate look at the Theranos founder’s pre-prison life with her family—and filmmakers’ quest to reach her after she’s incarcerated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
However, because Johnson is incarcerated, the VA only pays his disability compensation at a 10 percent rate under a federal law governing benefits for incarcerated veterans.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
At the time of the incident, Fairchild was incarcerated after being arrested Sept. 12, 2024, for violating his parole on a 2022 criminal threat conviction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Perhaps most heroic are those who, upon release, launch social justice organizations that challenge the discrimination formerly incarcerated people face and provide desperately needed support for those newly released from prison.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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