incommunicado
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But instead of walking out of prison, his wife said, he was transferred to a high-security facility and held incommunicado.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Several rghts groups have denounced what they say is a form of incommunicado detention for Palestinian prisoners, hampering the legal defence of detainees.
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
ICE held her incommunicado for 24 hours and then shuffled her through three states before jailing her in Louisiana.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025
The mother of another Filton demonstrator was arrested under the act and held incommunicado for five days.
From Slate • Mar. 24, 2025
Since Colton was incommunicado, I began chatting with a regular named Eveillard, who was born in Haiti, he said.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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