Sentence examples for jail described from inspiring English sources

A former governor, now in jail, described him as "more Machiavellian than Machiavelli".

Shelden was passive and compliant; a fellow-inmate at the Gage County jail described her as a "Cabbage Patch doll come to life".

Joseph Ponte, New York City's corrections commissioner who came to office last year pledging an overhaul of practice at the jail, described the unit as a "cornerstone of our agenda of meaningful reform at Rikers".

He devotes little space to conditions in his jail, describing it as a modest compound with several rooms and a central courtyard.

People who were jailed described being tortured.

An Australian journalist who is being held in an Egyptian jail has described his detention as an "attack on freedom of speech" in letters to his family.

Mohammadi, mother of two eight-year-olds, recently wrote a moving letter from inside jail which described the situation of other mothers in prison.

A year ago, in an open letter from the women's jail, Tolokonnikova described "slave-like conditions" where prisoners were forced to work 16-hour days sewing police uniforms.

In a briefing with reporters outside the jail, Mr. Huston described Mr. Peterson as "rather quiet" and "very courteous" since he was arrested on Friday night.

Hall, who may now face jail, was described as an "opportunistic predator" after he appeared at Preston crown court on Thursday.

While in jail, Kermiche, described by police as "naive and easily influenced", was interviewed between October 2015 and February 2016 for a character report, which found he had been treated for psychological problems between the ages of six and 13.