penal

Example Sentences

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At the time of his death, Navalny had been in jail for three years and had latterly been transferred to an Arctic penal colony.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Before Saturday's announcement, Navalny's wife Yulia Navalnaya had consistently argued that her husband was killed by poisoning while serving a prison sentence in an Arctic penal colony in 2024.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Despite the many Aboriginal communities, the British deemed the place terra nullius—no one’s land—and established a penal colony, bringing diseases that drastically reduced the indigenous population.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Schmidt and the company are accused of violating the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, and a section of the state penal code that prohibits wiretapping.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

But like violent crime in general, the murder rate cannot explain the growth of the penal apparatus.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander