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These incarcerations ended following the conclusion of World War II in 1945.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Another option would be to allow a plea of “not guilty by reason of dementia” or to enact sentencing limits similar to those protecting juveniles from lifelong incarcerations.

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023

The move falls in line with Newsom’s platform of reducing recidivism through educational opportunities and mental health programs instead of tough-on-crime laws that have led to mass incarcerations in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2021

Two “lifers,” locked up together indefinitely in Shawshank prison, form a bond that transcends decades of their lives and, ultimately, their own incarcerations in this heart-wrenching adaptation of a novella by Stephen King.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2020

Of course there had been arrests and incarcerations, and the "Intransi- geant" and the "Rappel" were filled with the echoes of the explosion.

From A Little Tour in France by James, Henry