prison
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He said he did not see a handle and compared its appearance to an improvised prison shank.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The current court fight centers on an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, run by the private prison company CoreCivic, where the vast majority of children and families in immigration custody are held.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Goldstein’s defense team said prison time wasn’t appropriate, arguing that a lengthy period of probation and restitution obligations would suffice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Under the Mental Health Act, the MoJ is likely to have had no choice but to accept doctors' recommendations about whether Rudakubana could be held safely in prison.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It had become a kind of talisman for me, a safeguard against the terrors of prison.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Shortly after coming into power, the Labour government, faced with warnings that prisons would run out of space within days, released thousands of inmates.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Dhillon said both investigations into the two women’s prisons are “being pursued vigorously and simultaneously.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
However, Iran's judiciary on Thursday said that no US prisoner had been released or exchanged from its prisons, Iranian state media reported.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The Journal interviewed a dozen Palestinians released from Israeli prisons since 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In short, the market for private prisons is as good as it has ever been.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
