The court properly exercised its discretion in permitting limited references to the fact that, at the time of an interview wherein he made admissions, defendant was incarcerated in Ohio for unspecified reasons. These references were necessary to provide context for other evidence and they could not be redacted without impairing the jury's understanding of the other evidence (see People v. Vails,
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