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inmate

[in-mayt] / ˈɪnˌmeɪt /
NOUN
patient
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The head of prisons in the US state of Tennessee is resigning after the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

In the attempted lethal injection of a different inmate in May, a medical professional failed to establish the IV correctly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has denied a clemency request from death row inmate Christa Pike, who is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

So in March, he emailed the inmate he pinpointed as the one who fleeced Monk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“No, I—I don’t—” The surrealness of being made to feel unworthy by a prison inmate set in, preventing Dill from finishing his thought.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

Sources told NBC News that Combs pays inmates to clean and cook special meals for him, including curry chicken, pizza and empanadas and that the hip-hop artist also receives Chinese-style massages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

To pay for this labor, inmates allege that individuals outside of prison are depositing thousands of dollars into the commissary accounts of those serving the “Bad Boy for Life” rapper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

It reports the first 700 of an expected 4,500 inmates eligible under the scheme were freed on Thursday.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Investigators reported finding luxury facilities in Cibinong Prison in Bogor, near Jakarta, allegedly used by favoured inmates during a surprise inspection on 23 September.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Mrs. Menzer returned, and when she herded us out of the lab and into her shiny black BMW downstairs, we marched like inmates.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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