prisoner
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As a prisoner, I don’t have direct access to Google search, but occasionally when I’m on the phone with my sister Angela I ask her to search “Robert Lee Williams journalist.”
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
A manhunt is under way after a prisoner escaped from a van taking him to a court appearance.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The increase in prisoner recall comes after the government introduced an early release scheme in England and Wales to help ease overcrowding pressure in September 2024.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
"You can't move. You're like a prisoner and you didn't do anything wrong," she told AFP, saying that the woman for whom she cared would "have a broken heart."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Was this— were we all— He called a name and another prisoner stepped to the desk.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The justice secretary said about 1,000 prisoners would now not be released early following the revision to the scheme.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
What about prisoners who make it home, why should they be extra careful when shaping their footprint?
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
During World War II, Trent Park, a country house north of London, was turned into a camp for high-ranking German prisoners of war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Not realising they were audible even leaning out of windows or in the garden, the prisoners let slip secrets, including details of the development of the first ballistic missiles, V-2s.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Many others are prisoners who have been convicted of committing crimes.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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