behind bars

Example Sentences

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The government also plans to implement maximum-security standards in dozens of prisons across the country in a bid to sever organized crime leaders' ability to operate from behind bars.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

During her nearly four decades behind bars, Broderick became eligible for parole twice — once in 2010 and again in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

In an interview with CBS last year, Curran said he told Trump he was prepared to go behind bars with him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

And yet is it in the interest of justice to hold behind bars a person who’s not the same one who was sentenced?

From Slate • May 2, 2026

Men like Swart, Gregory, and Warrant Officer Brand reinforced my belief in the essential humanity even of those who had kept me behind bars for the previous twenty-seven and a half years.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela