confinement
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William Maxwell, who has been incarcerated for over a decade and says he is entitled to be transferred to a halfway house or home confinement, worked from a prison library in Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
He noted that she'd already spent 15 months in solitary confinement at the time of her sentencing.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The judge erred in finding there was a substantial chance Patterson would be held in solitary confinement for years to come, and this "infected" his decision, the prosecution argued.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
It may affect both the chiral transition and the transition associated with quark confinement.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
What had to be endured was the climate, the confinement, the steady crumbling away of family life.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
He added the trust had recruited 75 nurses and healthcare support workers since the report was written, improved training, communication with deaf patients and reduced daytime confinements.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
“We are compelled to ask for the public’s help for these cats, who have endured long confinements and neglect, and deserve a second chance at a fulfilling life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
And Rikers is not a normal jail — a place of brief confinements pending trials and sentencings.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
"We have just had two years of pandemic with confinements which put our activity to a halt ... now tourists are returning and new booksellers are settling in."
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2022
In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall?
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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