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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the ongoing debate whether drug users should go to prison
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as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the view that prison does nothing to cure the criminal—if anything, it makes him worse
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Recent Examples of prison
Danielle Noguera, President of the cosmetic dental practice, stated that Meech dealt with many teeth issues due to his time in prison.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
They were later all exonerated, having serving between five and 13 years in prison, after the true attacker confessed and was linked to the crime by DNA evidence.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The big picture: Hankison, 48, now faces a maximum of life in prison.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Who is executed versus who is allowed to live out their lives in prison appears to be based on no more than chance, race, or status.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
They were later all exonerated, having serving between five and 13 years in prison, after the true attacker confessed and was linked to the crime by DNA evidence.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The big picture: Hankison, 48, now faces a maximum of life in prison.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Who is executed versus who is allowed to live out their lives in prison appears to be based on no more than chance, race, or status.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prison
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Tekashi is expected to plead guilty on November 12 to violating supervised release and agree to serve a one-month jail sentence, and another year of supervision, according to the Associated Press.Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is one of the largest sheriff's offices in the nation, with upward of 3,000 employees, including deputies, jail guards and civilians.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, the second of Chan-wook’s vengeance trilogy finds Choi Min-sik as a drunkard who’s mysteriously imprisoned for 15 years, only to be unceremoniously released from captivity to discover what his past sins resulted in.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
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The animal was weak and dehydrated when another bystander took it to the wildlife hospital operated by the Bird Alliance of Oregon, leading experts to suppose the fox had accidentally escaped from captivity or been dumped by people who kept her illegally.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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From a federal penitentiary in Virginia, Jose Landa-Rodriguez reconnected with an old friend in California.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
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But there’s a war out there in Tulsa, whose lucrative drug trade is not being overseen by the usual cartel, but by a native tribe chief (Graham Greene) who runs the Indian Brotherhood from a state penitentiary.Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
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The last time the act was invoked was during World War II, and it was used to place noncitizens from Japan, Germany and Italy in internment camps.Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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This bill granted $20,000 in reparations to every surviving Japanese-American incarcerated in internment camps during World War II.Chloe Iris Kennedy, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Price’s speech drew the curtains on a historic bid to reimagine the East Bay’s criminal justice system, one that sought to correct for the nation’s legacy of mass incarceration that disproportionately affected Black residents and communities of color.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
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And in 2022, Chesa Boudin, who advocated for restorative justice and ending mass incarceration, was ousted as San Francisco’s district attorney in a recall.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The dean, Marilyn Flynn, was sentenced to 18 months of home confinement after pleading guilty to one count of bribery.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Navalny details the final years of his life spent in confinement, and implores the Russian people to resist Putin’s regime.Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Prison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prison. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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