imprisoning

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Retired tech titans and social media luminaries can no more control the development of AI by banning it than the Catholic Church could undo the fact that Earth revolves around the sun by imprisoning Galileo.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

"Excuse me, that's incorrect. Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires that the government provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people," Hassan said.

From Salon • May 20, 2025

Before imprisoning people, including noncitizens, the government is required under the Constitution to charge the defendants with a crime and to prove their guilt in a jury trial, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

A member of the audience at the Fabian Society event urged Lord Timpson to consider community sentences as a “direct alternative” to imprisoning offenders.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

“When we lock things away,” he said with conviction, “we’re really imprisoning ourselves.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman