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Last July 18, Leake, noticeably thinner and sporting short dark hair, appeared in a Russian courtroom and was sentenced to a penal colony outside of Moscow.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Initially convicted of disrupting public order and sentenced to two years, she was put on trial for treason while in a penal colony and convicted, with her sentence extended to eight years and three months.
—Yuras Karmanau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Instead, the judge increased Barnes' sentence by six months, ordering that he be sent to a high-security penal colony and receive psychiatric treatment.
—Tanya Stukalova, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
Trump’s new set of tariffs also targeted Norfolk Island, a former British penal colony with a population of just more than 2,000 people.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Initially convicted of disrupting public order and sentenced to two years, she was put on trial for treason while in a penal colony and convicted, with her sentence extended to eight years and three months.
—Yuras Karmanau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Instead, the judge increased Barnes' sentence by six months, ordering that he be sent to a high-security penal colony and receive psychiatric treatment.
—Tanya Stukalova, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
Trump’s new set of tariffs also targeted Norfolk Island, a former British penal colony with a population of just more than 2,000 people.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Penal colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20colony. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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