behind bars
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Wong is already behind bars serving a sentence of four years and eight months for a previous security law conviction, which was set to be completed in January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Wong, once a figurehead of youthful dissent in the Chinese city, has spent almost six years in jail and turned 30 behind bars last month.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
‘You Can See Everything’ sheds light on how Billy Evans, the father of Holmes’s children, has been managing her image while she is behind bars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Under the new rules, they are leaving jail after serving a third of their sentence behind bars, rather than half.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
‘To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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