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A recent Zeteo profile of Stephen Miller showed that the White House deputy chief of staff is worried about going to prison if a Democrat wins the presidency in 2028.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
She recalls the anguish she felt when the youngest landed in prison.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Notoriously corrupt Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli scarpered in similar fashion, though he was ultimately arrested by U.S. authorities in 2017 and sent back to serve a prison term.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
A Glendale doctor who fraudulently billed more than $45 million in Botox injections to Medicare and used the proceeds to fund a lavish lifestyle was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Later, in prison, he expressed his regret at Sophie’s death.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Rathore told media that all prisons across the state would be audited to check if rules were being followed.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
It certainly keeps advisers, lawyers, doctors, therapists, courts and prisons in business.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
He has promised to resolve Brazil's crime woes, create 500,000 more spots in prisons and slash government spending.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Couvy said France lacked enough prosecutors and judges to handle the cases, while overcrowded prisons limited the courts’ ability to impose custodial sentences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
But after a tour they took together of prisons in Siberia—the vast region of central and eastern Russia stretching from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean—Goldfarb had a better understanding of Farmer and MDR.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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