behind bars
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Human-rights groups have criticized the latest case against him as designed to ensure he stays behind bars.
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
But it evolves, over the course of nearly three hours, into a stunning portrait of Evans, the 34-year-old father of Holmes’s two children, who has been managing her public image while she is behind bars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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
I never thought that a life sentence truly meant life and that I would die behind bars.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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