behind bars
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The filming continued after she was behind bars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, Chow Hang-tung, 41, and Albert Ho, 74 were leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance, and have been behind bars since they were charged in 2021.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
But his plot unravelled again, and Potier was sentenced to 12 years behind bars.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
How might justice be done for Cora, Dawson, and Callan if the person who killed them doesn’t spend the rest of her life behind bars?
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
“With the two of them behind bars, what happens to us?”
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
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