incarcerated
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At the same time, Reisz said, lawyers are pushing judges who oversee the cases to act swiftly, since interminable procedural delays ensure people remain incarcerated.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Assuming Mr. Khan is still incarcerated in August, he will mark three years in prison.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Violet was jailed in Italy before being deported to England where she was incarcerated at a psychiatric institution in Northampton until her death in 1956.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Similar abandoned burial grounds for incarcerated children exist in states across the country.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia prohibit people from voting while incarcerated for a felony offense.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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