prisoner

Example Sentences

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The alleged TdA members were later transferred from El Salvador to Venezuela in a prisoner swap.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Humphrey, the Court said a prisoner named Roy Heck couldn’t seek monetary damages for what he claimed was an unconstitutional manslaughter conviction, without first getting it overturned or impugned in some way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

One Tehran-based civil-society activist and former political prisoner said Iranians were truly hopeful two weeks ago as the war began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Detailing the forthcoming prisoner release, Cuba's foreign ministry said that since 2010 Havana has pardoned 9,905 prisoners.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The government ordered him to be held as a "restricted or isolated prisoner" to keep him separated from the other inmates.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple