Sentence examples for they were behind bars from inspiring English sources
And so, within two weeks, they were behind bars.
London Mayor Boris Johnson also said society needed to consider what was happening to offenders when they were behind bars.
If they were behind bars, the men would be in the company of thousands of Muslims and other Iranians who have also been apprehended while fleeing the country.
She believes the ability to micro-manage offenders will be especially handy when it comes to those who are knocking on the prison gate: once they have stacked up a few sentences their liberties will be curtailable almost as much as if they were behind bars.
The New York Times reports the agreement will provide the five exonerated plaintiffs, all black and Latino, approximately $1 million for each year they were behind bars.
Soon, he realized that some of the men shared a problem: while they were behind bars, someone they had trusted had disappeared with something that belonged to them.
Dozens of political prisoners are behind bars.
While they are behind bars, they stop.
"Our clients either aren't allowed to come or they're behind bars," Mr. Sfard explained.
"Any inmate can say anything, but they're behind bars for a reason.
