behind bars
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Imprisoned “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson on Tuesday suffered a legal blow that ensures he will remain behind bars for at least another decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
He endured 16 months behind bars before being repatriated to the U.S. in a swap involving two dozen prisoners and seven countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Many of them will have expected to serve two-thirds of their sentence behind bars.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Most of his time behind bars was spent in the notorious Lefortovo high-security prison in Moscow in a cell so small that he could only take six to seven steps.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Word about the hunger strike spread to the other women behind bars, and soon thirty other inmates from the District Jail and the Occoquan Workhouse joined the effort.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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