Synonyms for incarceration
in·car·cer·a·tion

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1. captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurementnoun

   the state of being imprisoned

   "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

   Synonyms:
   internment, captivity, immurement, imprisonment, enslavement

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1. • Confinement

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1. glomnoun

   Submitted by Providence on July 18, 2023  

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1. incarcerationnoun

   Synonyms:
   IMPRISONMENT, confinement, commitment

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1. List of paraphrases for "incarceration":

   imprisonment, detention, prison, incarcerated, confinement, committal, internment, jailing, jail

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1. Jennifer Harrison:

   You know what we need to do ? Stop releasing violent criminals and start enforcing the law. If you want to play catch and release, go fishing. Don't run for office, go fishing, we have already seen the effects of these policies, to decarcerate and ending mass incarceration and blanket release mandates that have already been implemented across New York, and these are the results.

2. Kathy Boudin:

   As San Francisco’s district attorney, I’ve worked tirelessly since day one to follow through on the campaign promises that I made to all of you and to the people of San Francisco that got me elected, it’s following up on those kinds of promises we made, holding corporations accountable, holding police accountable, reducing our reliance on incarceration and instead prioritizing diversion, mental health treatment and keeping families together that I’ve been able to follow through on my commitments to those that elected me.

3. Dunni Oduyemi:

   It seems to be a moment where people are making the connection between all the kinds of uprisings we're seeing right now — #BlackLivesMatter, mass incarceration, and university movements, we all recognize how much work has to be done in the future.

4. Asha Banerjee:

   The incarceration argument is especially important because in these states where abortion bans have come into play, there’s a huge criminalization aspect.

5. Benjamin Chavis:

   But you and I know we've got a lot more progress to make, there's too much injustice, too much inequality, too much mass incarceration ... too (many) situations in our community that need addressing, and that's why we're here today.