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incarceration

[ in-kahr-suh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure:

    The rate of incarceration has increased dramatically.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incarceration1

First recorded in 1530–40; from French ԳéپDz, from Latin Գپō-, stem of Գپō, equivalent to Գ(ܲ), past participle of Գ “to imprison” + -ion ( def ); incarcerate ( def )
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A more recent example was the Trump administration and the GOP supporting prison reform to reduce federal spending on inmates, aligning with advocates against mass incarceration.

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The Venezuelans were dispatched to the infamous Center for Terrorism Confinement, the centerpiece of Bukele’s mass incarceration agenda.

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"It's a system of mass incarceration without access to justice," added Goebertus, who filed a declaration in federal court Wednesday challenging the U.S. transfer of immigrants to the country.

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Timba is still recovering from a five-month stint in jail, spending most of his incarceration sitting on a concrete floor, sharing a cell and toilet with 80 people.

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The proposal is certain to draw opposition from some of the same factions that opposed Mahan’s embrace of interim housing, as well as homeless advocates who reject using incarceration as a tool to solve homelessness.

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