prison
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Frenkel said that if criminality is found in complex investigations such as this one, federal prosecutors will typically file mail or wire fraud charges that carry up to 20 years in prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Now, however, U.S. attorneys’ offices are taking a different approach, pursuing prosecutions that could result in prison terms or deportation.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
He is already in prison having been jailed on Thursday after admitting breaching a restraining order that banned him from posting online about his ex-partner Georgia Harrison.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The couple denied involvement in the plot, but were both eventually sentenced to 30 years in prison.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was about a man who steals a loaf of bread and ends up in prison for many years.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
He explains how he believes Alcaraz’s tragic death likely came to be and how officers have become desensitized to issues afflicting America’s prisons.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
On Monday, Downing Street did not rule out renting space in foreign prisons, when asked by reporters if the government was considering doing so.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Much of that is down to a separate early release scheme which was implemented in 2024 after prisons nearly reached full capacity.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The proposal aimed to mirror models used by Norway and Belgium in the Netherlands, where both countries rented cells to deal with overcrowding in their prisons.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Tutwiler made a list of the ten worst prisons in America compiled by Mother Jones; it was the only women’s facility to be so dishonored.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
