jail
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Another man he went on trial with, Azad Mamedli, was given 12 years in jail.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
While being transported from the airport to jail, Marset’s lawyers say, the DEA agents asked him to “donate” $4 million in cryptocurrency that was held in various accounts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The hearing is expected to feature a Florida woman who spent 13 days in jail after her car was spotted by a Flock camera a few miles from a fatal crash involving a similar vehicle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The pair met a few kilometres from the New York jail where Maduro is awaiting trial for drug trafficking and other charges.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The magistrate mumbled something about having a son my age, pulled me out of my dark jail cell after just two days, and marched me down to the orphanage.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Often, Huntsman said, he found problems in the jails were the result of deficient training and management.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The gloves have been adopted in detention centers, law enforcement agencies and jails across the country, though apparently none in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
It was the first of four new jails due to be opened under a government pledge to create 14,000 places by 2031.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Burnham has ordered the justice secretary to come up with a plan to create more space in jails by September.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
We want freedom for all black men held in federal, state, county, and city prisons and jails.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
The former executive was jailed at the notorious Riker’s Island jail complex in New York at the time of the interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
For Rachel, any public perception that all the perpetrators have been jailed, and justice has been served, "just isn't reflective of what's really gone on".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
A 20-year-old man who lost control of his car and crashed head-on into another driver has been jailed.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Azerbaijan's president on Wednesday pardoned Martin Ryan, a Frenchman jailed since 2023 on espionage charges, following the European Union's removal of two Russian billionaires from its sanctions list.
From Barron's
Union leaders, including Fannie Sellins, were jailed for speaking at public rallies.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
The Metro leads on the jailing of James Gillingham, who was found guilty of running a £13m ponzi scheme.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Despite Sheriff McGinty stating the seriousness of Neil's crimes passing the threshold for custody, he decided against jailing him to due his "advanced years", lack of previous convictions and low risk of re-offending.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, is on trial for incitement over social media posts following her father's jailing in July 2021 which sparked unrest that claimed more than 350 lives.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in 2024 that Canberra was "gravely concerned" about the jailing of Ng and other Hong Kong activists.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Lafayette’s reputation in the black community was raised another notch when he went to court to fight his arrest and jailing on a false charge of vagrancy.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
