jailed

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Two men have become the first to be jailed under a new law targeting people who risk the safety of others by piloting small boats across the Channel.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Connor Bishop, 24, was sentenced to two years and eight months and Leon O'Leary, 41, was jailed for three years and one month.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Sanchez, a 57-year-old congressman draws on the rural background of his mentor, former president Pedro Castillo, a schoolteacher jailed after a failed attempt to dissolve Congress in 2022.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

"An era comes to an end with her passing. I feel, like so many French people, a deep nostalgia," said Sarkozy, who last year was briefly jailed over a graft conviction.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Thinking that I could be jailed for such behaviour if the police were ever to get wind of it did not prevent me from being spontaneous.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane