prisoners
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Just several hundred prisoners originally on board made it to Japan, with about 400 surviving to the end of the war, the POW agency estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Historians say U.S. commanders didn’t know the ship was transporting American prisoners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
She has proposed fighting crime by expelling undocumented people, setting up courts with anonymous judges and making prisoners work for their food.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The clearest example of this spirit is Jail Time Records, an on-site music studio and label making mini stars out of the most talented prisoners.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Then I visit the site that tells you about California prisoners, my hands hovering over the keyboard.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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