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  • adjective destined for prison, by leading a life of crime
  • adjective incarcerated

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Examples

  • FACT: The most violent, lawless, under-achieving, prison-bound and teen pregnancy bound kids are in communities without fathers. 70% of men in prison were in fatherless homes.

    Area High Schools Improve ACT Scores 2009

  • What do prison-bound rap star Lil Wayne and spiritual leader the Dalai Lama have in common?

    Dalai Lama Has No Idea Who Tiger Woods Is 2010

  • Without a consortium of outside experts to construct a professionally designed rehabilitation system run by top professionals and free of political meddling, more probationers will graduate illiterate, malnourished and prison-bound - and that's for the lucky ones who did not suffer gang violence during their custody.

    Constance L. Rice: Los Angeles County: "Oz Without the Wizard," Part 2 Constance L. Rice 2010

  • Other visitors entered the reception area, some with screaming, prison-bound children, others, mostly women, visiting their boyfriends and trying to masturbate under the graffiti-ridden metal gray table.

    A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

  • Other visitors entered the reception area, some with screaming, prison-bound children, others, mostly women, visiting their boyfriends and trying to masturbate under the graffiti-ridden metal gray table.

    A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

  • Other visitors entered the reception area, some with screaming, prison-bound children, others, mostly women, visiting their boyfriends and trying to masturbate under the graffiti-ridden metal gray table.

    A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

  • SignOnSanDiego. com News Metro -- It's just what the doctor ordered: paid advice for the prison-bound: Dr. Prison is a consulting business, based in La Mesa and run by a San Diego man, that coaches men and women who are about to serve sentences in jail or prison.

    Archive 2007-02-04 Bill Crider 2007

  • Ireland Baldwin, the only rude little pig daughter of Alec Baldwin and his actress ex-wife Kim Basinger, reportedly celebrated her 14th birthday this month with a cake crafted in the image of dred-locked, prison-bound rapper Lil Wayne.

    Kanye West 32nd Birthday Air Yeezy Cake (PHOTOS) 2009

  • As a Navy officer determined to show a prison-bound sailor (Randy Quaid) a lifetime's worth of living in a week, Jack Nicholson is "spectacular," says Mr. Rogen.

    Male Bonding 2008

  • After six years in the House, Mr. Blagojevich saw an opportunity in the travails of the state's prison-bound Republican governor, George Ryan.

    Blagojevich Thrived by Capitalizing on Connections 2008

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