prisoners
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“How in the world do prisoners get all this information when they’re supposed to be locked up?” asked Sylvia Brooks, a retired nurse in Columbia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Now, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is down to 90,000 prisoners, and has 8,000 more beds available than it has people in custody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Early release: What's happening with prisoners in Scotland?
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
During a supervised visit to a Ukrainian detention centre in February, AFP collected similar testimonies from foreign prisoners of war who had fought for Russia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
She wore the striped skirt and tunic of Plaszow’s female prisoners.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
