prison
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"Tagging is better than prison," he told reporters in support of the early release scheme.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
While Atkins now runs the SEC, Bankman-Fried is serving a 25-year stretch in federal prison for fraud.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
During a livestream, an ambulance with its lights flashing could be seen leaving the prison.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
On Thursday, hundreds of prisoners will walk free from prison as part of the government's expanded early release scheme to free up capacity in overcrowded prisons across the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The streams envelop Ama and trap her in a watery prison before she can finish her Adinkra symbol.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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
It was punctuated by an automatic voice saying the caller was a prisoner, which is usual practice for calls from Iranian prisons.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Some prisons hold more than 1,000 inmates - like large Victorian jails.
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
In front of Russian television cameras, the vice minister of justice, in charge of Russia’s prisons, would announce PIH’s new role in Tomsk.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
