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inmates

noun

plural of inmate

as in prisoners

a person who is kept in a prison the reintegration of former inmates into society

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Recent Examples of inmates So far this year, 24 inmates have been executed, with another 13 on the calendar through December, though more are expected to be added. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 In his request for additional funding, Soptic said not funding more sheriff’s office personnel at this point could present serious safety concerns, including for inmates and deputies at the county’s jail. — Sofi Zeman august 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 Like all inmates awaiting execution, Duncan remained in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026 The law requires local law enforcement to check the immigration status of inmates, cooperate with ICE agents and submit quarterly reports on immigrant detainees. — Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Standing in a holding pen for inmates, wearing orange jail attire, Holdo looked back at Savery almost admiringly, at times bowing his head. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The Wisconsin Department of Corrections made tablets available to inmates in 2018, four years before the Milwaukee County Jail. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Tristan also testified that a chemical spray used against inmates in a nearby cell traveled through the ventilation system into the brothers’ cell, leaving him coughing and suffering eye and throat irritation. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 California’s Proposition 47 reduced certain drug convictions from felonies to misdemeanors and allowed inmates and formerly incarcerated people to petition the court for resentencing. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

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prisoners

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Gamblers would bet on the fates of prisoners awaiting execution and of prominent people whose illnesses were reported on in the newspaper.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
As modern prisons proliferated across the nation, major cities exported prisoners to state prisons in less populated areas.

— Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

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