prison

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Bennett said the man had been in a maximum security prison in the UK for 23 years and claimed "there was a point in time that they were willing to let this guy go".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Prosecutors asked for a 30-year sentence, but federal Judge Deborah Boardman sentenced the attacker to eight years in prison, about what the defense sought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Curcio faces up to five years in federal prison at sentencing in August, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"Given the nature and gravity of the offences, only a substantial prison sentence will suffice," said the court in Assen, in the north of the Netherlands.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

It was where he lived, just as a prison is where a prisoner lives.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig