Examples of protective custody in a Sentence
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The boy was listed as stable and placed in protective custody, police said in a news release.
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Cristian Santana, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The victim says he was not put in protective custody.
—Faith Abubey, ABC News, 21 May 2025
Hernandez’s 2-year-old child recovered from the ordeal and has since been placed in protective custody, according to the police report.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
He will get attacked even in protective custody, and some lifer might just end his miserable existence.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
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Cristian Santana, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The victim says he was not put in protective custody.
—Faith Abubey, ABC News, 21 May 2025
Hernandez’s 2-year-old child recovered from the ordeal and has since been placed in protective custody, according to the police report.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
He will get attacked even in protective custody, and some lifer might just end his miserable existence.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
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“Protective custody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protective%20custody. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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