custody

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After roughly three years of treatment in 2013, a judge ordered her to be released from custody because doctors said she was no longer insane.

From Los Angeles Times

The application was pending when ICE took her into custody on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

Cuba had long denied having active soldiers or security agents inside Venezuela, but freed political prisoners have often claimed they were interrogated by men with Cuban accents while in custody.

From BBC

Maduro and his wife did not seek bail during the proceedings, but can do so at a later date, meaning they will remain in federal custody.

From BBC

Iran has experienced several outbreaks of nationwide protests in recent years, most notably in 2022 over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini over the alleged breach of Iran's Islamic dress laws for women.

From Barron's