behind bars

Idioms and Phrases

In prison, as in All murderers should be put behind bars for life . The bars here refer to the iron rods used to confine prisoners. [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

“Violence is never the answer, and a sick and twisted plan turned into life behind bars for two young men.”

From Los Angeles Times

Latest government figures show more than half of women are sent to jail for less than six months, compared to 3% of the total prison population being behind bars for that length of time.

From BBC

He died of natural causes behind bars in 2017.

From BBC

The mother of a prisoner, who is still in jail 18 years after being given a "cruel and unjust" indefinite prison term, is calling for MPs to back a bill to resentence all 2,734 prisoners in his situation who are still behind bars.

From BBC

"People normally think 'dangerous' is somebody who can physically hurt you, make you bleed, but Raymond hurts people emotionally," says Saad Sheban, the latest detective to put the dating fraudster from County Durham behind bars.

From BBC