prison time

noun

: the time someone spends in prison

Examples of prison time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the years since speaking out against Bateman, Bistline also had to serve prison time for her role in a kidnapping case (she was charged with conspiracy to tamper with an official proceeding), but she has since been released and participated in the Netflix doc. —Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026

Erik Duran sentence Former cop Erik Duran was sentenced to three to nine years in jail, despite over 11,000 cops signing a petition pushing for no prison time, according to 6 ABC Action News. —Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026

He was charged with dozens of others in a drug-trafficking case the following decade in Miami, pleaded guilty and served prison time. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

Even the most zealous, like young Naomi Bistline, who was eventually sentenced to prison time for her role in Bateman's criminal conspiracy, show the cracks in their belief on camera. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026

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