prisoners
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It’s true, as Mr. Rubio said, that hundreds of political prisoners have been released since the start of the year and that some of them are important government critics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
United States, that prisoners cannot seek compassionate release under the 2018 statute intended to allow exactly that relief, even if they show that their original convictions were inaccurate or unfairly decided.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
She said crafting helped prisoners, by creating a "sense of travel to the world they might be in one day or the world they used to be in".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she started distributing the fabric among her fellow prisoners, "because everyone wanted to have a piece of liberty that they didn't have".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Eventually some German prisoners of war would stay there.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
