in prison
Example Sentences
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In 2023, US journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on espionage charges, later sentenced to 16 years in prison before being released in a 2024 prisoner swap.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
While a judge will determine her punishment, prosecutors and defense lawyers agreed that a sentence between three and four years in prison would be appropriate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Others uncovered the fraud that got Bakker sentenced to 45 years in prison, a term later reduced to eight years and then five.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
"Cases of harassment involving police personnel happen but they are very few. They get a very harsh punishment, up to 10 years in prison and are dismissed," says Miri.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
What do you do with all these millions of people that have been in prison and been released?
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
