prison
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The head of the prison and four other senior officials have been suspended.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Last week, the Indonesian ombudsman's office said an inspection had uncovered a cluster of indulgently furnished apartments inhabited by inmates on the grounds of the Cibinong prison in Bogor, south of the capital.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Electronic monitoring is used by the Probation Service to track curfews and conditions of a court or prison order.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Ted Kim faces up to five years in federal prison, while Steve Kim faces a maximum of three years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
I imagine trying to explain this to Ana’s mother: Your daughter’s best friend’s mom is in prison.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
The incident has drawn widespread public attention and renewed scrutiny of Indonesia's prisons, which have long faced allegations that wealthy or well-connected inmates can obtain preferential treatment through bribery.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Some regard the guidance as a "warning shot" to those in charge of setting the maximum operational capacity of prisons.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Georgia’s Department of Corrections has arrested 18 staff and 92 civilians this year for smuggling contraband into prisons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
When the prisons close, the guards transfer to new locations or retire and leave the rural, geographically isolated area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Unless, that is, “the economy” is construed in a broader sense— as a means to build and maintain hundreds of prisons.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
