jailed

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The 73-year-old waived her right to anonymity to speak about her ordeal and campaign for victims, while her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot was jailed for 20 years.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

A post on his Telegram account said he had been jailed for 11 days.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

These are the words of Michael O'Brien - a man who served 11 years in prison after being wrongly jailed for Saunders' murder.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Mr. Bentley so thoroughly researched his history that he uncovered a delicious irony previously unknown to me: The screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr. was jailed for his non-cooperation with the committee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

"I am very important and have immunity from being jailed by the queen's court. I can risk it."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton