prison
noun
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
postprison
-
a word derived from
prison.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Holland offers a poignant quote from the postprison period before his death, in which Wilde notes that he was “a problem for which there was no solution.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Sadly, the postprison recidivism rate can be 40% or more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Few were glorifying his postprison life when he was sitting on the sidelines.
From Time ● Jan. 28, 2011
It all feels far removed from 15 months ago, as Vick embarked on his postprison career.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2010
In those few European countries that permit limited postprison disqualification, the sanction is very narrowly tailored and the number of people disenfranchised is probably in the dozens or hundreds.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
