serve time(в тюрьме, заключении, месте лишения свободы • All of the other men charged under the new three-strikes law have long criminal records and all have served time in prison. — У всех остальных лиц, обвиняемых по новому закону о трёх попытках, было богатое уголовное прошлое, и все они отбывали срок в тюрьме.)
while incarcerated(Discovery revealed the case was based on the hearsay of one individual – a career criminal and an informant who had been paid by corrupt officers to testify against Hicks. They were hoping Hicks would either get killed while incarcerated or take a plea deal, but he decided to go to trial. Hicks was ultimately acquitted of all charges.coasttocoastam.comART Vancouver)