prisoners

Example Sentences

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For the families of the incarcerated, this original debut suggests, freedom can be as elusive as it is for the prisoners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"All prisoners and detainees are held in accordance with the law, with full regard for their basic rights and under the supervision of professional and trained prison staff," it said.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

"Haddad stands among the towering figures of the Palestinian revolution, having sacrificed greatly for the freedom of Jerusalem and for its prisoners," Qassem told AFP.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Northern Ireland has a rate of 109 prisoners for every 100,000 people in the population.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

A train carrying political prisoners had been stopped and seven, or seventeen, or seventy, had made it away.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom