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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the ongoing debate whether drug users should go to prison
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as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the view that prison does nothing to cure the criminal—if anything, it makes him worse
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Recent Examples of prison
One of the five men convicted in the 2022 drugging and robbery of patrons at gay bars in Manhattan was slapped with eight years in prison on Thursday.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
The murder and criminal enterprise charges against Wedding carry a mandatory minimum penalty of life in a federal prison.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
He would be convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
—James Stolz, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
In prison, McTiernan interviewed many of his fellow inmates to gather their stories and testimonies.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
The murder and criminal enterprise charges against Wedding carry a mandatory minimum penalty of life in a federal prison.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
He would be convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
—James Stolz, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
In prison, McTiernan interviewed many of his fellow inmates to gather their stories and testimonies.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prison
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Willie Frank Peterson, 52, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in 2023, and was sentenced to six years and three months in jail.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Two days later, nightclub owner Jack Ruby fatally shot Oswald during a jail transfer.—
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20 Mar. 2025
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Though he was allowed to periodically shower, the captivity was otherwise severe.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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There has been indisputable and overwhelming evidence that Hamas systematically steals the aid, and uses it to advance their military goals, including the ongoing captivity of hostages.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The complaints at Lee mirror accounts from what was then a federal penitentiary, USP Thomson in Illinois, especially the overuse of four-point restraints.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2024
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Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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But unlike in the US, where most of the internment camps were closed by the end of 1945, Japanese Canadians were kept from returning to British Columbia until 1949.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Mar. 2025
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Even more directly, the Exclusion Zone bears a striking resemblance to the Japanese American internment camps of World War II.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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My experience with Colorado law tells me this legislation will benefit both public safety and justice by ensuring that our law enforcement resources and taxpayer dollars are not wasted on unnecessary incarceration.—
Jay Fisher,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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One of the key purposes of incarceration—aside from accountability—is to prepare individuals for their return to society.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence, ordering the remainder of his sentence to be served in home confinement.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
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Weinstein, 72, has been diagnosed with cancer and has sued over the conditions of his confinement.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Prison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prison. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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