incarcerated
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Advocates say that others have secured court orders for their release but remain incarcerated.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Messina Denaro continued to receive cancer treatment while incarcerated at L'Aquila, but he was later moved to hospital in August that year, under heavy security.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
People who are incarcerated have been made invisible, and these are generally public institutions with no transparency at all.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
He previously worked with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to teach incarcerated people how to become electricians, his website says, and last year joined the California Department of Transportation as an electrical engineer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Most incarcerated women—nearly two-thirds—are in prison for nonviolent, low-level drug crimes or property crimes.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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