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incarceration

[in-kahr-suh-rey-shuhn] / ɪnˌkɑr səˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
imprisonment
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My subject area is U.S. history—the built environment, public memory, the American South, and more recently the history of mass incarceration.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The pair are speaking to the media together, via separate phones, for the first time since their incarceration.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Following Villegas’ arrest last week, Tolchin filed a habeas petition in federal court, challenging his incarceration and demanding his immediate release.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Speaking to the BBC, dressed in worn-out clothes and bathroom slippers, he sounds stressed and bitter as he recalls his incarceration.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

I realized even while I laughed that his unhappy childhood had been followed by unhappy, imprisoned teenage years followed by unhappy incarceration through young adulthood.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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