Examples of prison time in a Sentence
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In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors have agreed to recommend no prison time for Alvarez when he is sentenced July 22.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Brock has agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid prison time in exchange for his testimony against Harris and Chaney.
—Andrea Eger, Oklahoma Watch, 14 Apr. 2026
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
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Brock has agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid prison time in exchange for his testimony against Harris and Chaney.
—Andrea Eger, Oklahoma Watch, 14 Apr. 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for prison time
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“Prison time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20time. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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