Sentence examples for a penal from inspiring English sources

Sydney spent its first years as a penal colony.

These women came from a penal colony for repeat offenders.

When he was fifteen, he was sent to a penal colony for vagrancy.

In 1868 88 the islands were claimed by the British, who established a penal colony there.

In return for this negligence, the Thebans secured a penal decree against them (for religious offenses).

This palm-fringed tropical paradise served as a penal colony for the British.

Last summer, three of the performers were sentenced to two years in a penal colony.

Roman Catholics were excluded by a penal code from political participation and public office.

Ms. Tolokonnikova and Ms. Alyokhina are serving two-year sentences in a penal colony.

The island, once a penal colony, is now a tourist attraction.

I am a penal abolitionist, an improviser, and a fan of jellyfish.