Example Sentences

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Sadly, the postprison recidivism rate can be 40% or more.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Few were glorifying his postprison life when he was sitting on the sidelines.

From Time • Jan. 28, 2011

It all feels far removed from 15 months ago, as Vick embarked on his postprison career.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2010

Barker's postprison rehabilitation program is a central Florida housing project he has agreed to promote along with his break-in partners Eugenic Martinez and Virgilio Gonzalez.

From Time Magazine Archive

In those few European countries that permit limited postprison disqualification, the sanction is very narrowly tailored and the number of people disenfranchised is probably in the dozens or hundreds.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander