penitentiary
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Javier Llaque, former head of the National Penitentiary Institute, said Peru already has some of Latin America's harshest sentences.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Penitentiary at Florence, Colo., the harshest institution in the federal system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
Despite numerous attempts to have his sentence overturned, Tyler spent more than four decades in Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana before being released in 2016.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025
Because Aduba’s agent mentioned that her client also ran track, Euston asked Aduba to audition for the part of Janae, a former track star who lands in Litchfield Penitentiary.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025
Julia took some more pictures at the open doorway before following us into Aberdeen Lake State Penitentiary.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Vocabulary lists containing penitentiary
Fences
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