prisoners
Example Sentences
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California has not performed an execution since 2006, and Gov. Gavin Newsom placed a moratorium in 2019 on the killing of death row prisoners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government is planning to release thousands of prisoners early this October, as it scrambles to free up space in jails almost at 100% capacity.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The conundrum over how to manage the early release of prisoners is an acute example of the tricky political decision-making that inevitably comes with power.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
South Hall is known as one of Eastern’s “dump-off” blocks, where they send rabble-rousers, the outspoken, argumentative prisoners, the ones who have most fallen out of favor with the guards.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Many of those who attended the clinic were, like myself, discharged prisoners.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
