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the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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The police released Barrera Hernandez around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, but ICE agents were waiting for her in the lockup, the Press Herald reported.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
That was days after the end of a lockup period that had barred company insiders from selling their stakes for six months following Trump Media’s merger with a special purpose acquisition company that led to public trading of DJT shares.
—Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
In April, a sheriff’s deputy who was part of a task force focused on keeping the county lockups free of drugs and gang activity was arrested and accused of smuggling drugs into one of the county jails.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
As noted by the IRS, under the user agreement, the rewards were periodically deposited to the taxpayer’s account (following any applicable lockup or waiting period).
—Timothy M. Todd, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
That was days after the end of a lockup period that had barred company insiders from selling their stakes for six months following Trump Media’s merger with a special purpose acquisition company that led to public trading of DJT shares.
—Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
In April, a sheriff’s deputy who was part of a task force focused on keeping the county lockups free of drugs and gang activity was arrested and accused of smuggling drugs into one of the county jails.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
As noted by the IRS, under the user agreement, the rewards were periodically deposited to the taxpayer’s account (following any applicable lockup or waiting period).
—Timothy M. Todd, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Lockup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockup. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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