prison

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In 2008, his brother—also a journalist—was sentenced to seven years in prison by Myanmar’s ruling junta, Min Zin wrote in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece that year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The prison is designed to hold more than 3,000 individuals and it currently houses low- and medium-security inmates, according to the CDCR.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The offenders will not qualify for early release from prison provisions and the Parole Board will assess their risk to the public when it determines when they can be set free.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Strict rules govern what can and cannot be said about the Thai royal family, who are protected from criticism by lese-majeste laws which carry prison sentences of up to 15 years per charge.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

They believed he had been on one of the recent prison trains into Germany.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom