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confine			He also voiced his concern about the regular use of court cells to hold prisoners overnight, a practice sharply criticised by the chief inspector of prisons. Send fewer to jail, Straw urges courts by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Firstly, this is far from ideal - they are obviously less secure than prisons, they are not meant to hold prisoners for any length of time, and it means police officers are tied up looking after them when there are better things they should be doing. Prison cost is madness by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) They praised staff for doing their best but said: "Court cells will never be an appropriate place to hold prisoners for anything but a short period. Court cells blasted by inspectors by The Mirror (London, England)			hold in line hold in one’s grasp hold in possession hold in preventive custody hold in regard hold in restraint hold in subjection hold in thrall hold in view hold intercourse hold liable hold no brief for hold not to be true hold off hold office hold on hold on property hold one’s ground hold ones own hold opposite views hold out hold out allurement hold out hope hold over hold possession hold prisoner hold questionable hold responsible hold responsible for hold spellbound hold sway over hold the advantage hold the attention hold the chair hold the interest of hold the opinion hold the reins hold tight hold to blame hold together hold under duress hold up hold up one’s hand hold up to execration hold up to public ridicule hold up to reprobation hold up to ridicule hold up to scorn hold up to shame hold up to view hold upon the property of another			hold out hold out hold out hold out allurement hold out an olive branch hold out hope hold out on hold out on (someone) hold out on (someone) hold out on (someone) hold out on (someone) hold out on (someone) hold out the olive branch hold over hold over hold over hold over hold over hold over Hold Over Synchronization hold own hold own hold own hold own hold peace hold peace hold peace hold peace hold peace hold possession hold prisoner hold promise hold questionable hold queue Hold Request hold responsible hold responsible hold responsible for hold serve hold serve hold serve hold serve hold serve hold service hold service hold service hold service hold service hold someone back hold someone or something in check hold someone or something still hold someone responsible hold someone under someone's thumb hold something in store hold something inside Hold Space Pressure Control hold spellbound hold still hold still for hold still for hold sway

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