prisoner
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Wes Streeting has said there was "no ill intent" behind comments he made about the early prisoner release scheme, which were caught on camera.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Otero Alcantara, designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2022 for insulting national symbols, contempt and disturbing the public order.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation sought the public’s help in locating an escaped prisoner who was captured in Mexico last week but was released by a Mexican magistrate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Liudmyla was released in a prisoner exchange in 2022.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Spoken like a true prisoner of lawful behavior,” she says.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
The prime minister has said that "no prisoners will be let out under this policy until we have conducted an urgent review and done everything we can to minimise risk to the public."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The overcrowding of the prison estate has been a problem for several years and successive government have released prisoners early in a bid to free up space.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
According to contemporaneous accounts, German prisoners of war in U.S. camps were sometimes offered Cokes at the commissary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Prominent Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara flew to exile Saturday in the United States after serving a five-year sentence on the island, as Washington urged Havana to release more than 700 political prisoners.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
“All prisoners must report for the count. If she’s sick she can register at sick call.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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